Meet \Meet\, a. [OE. mete fitting, moderate, scanty, AS. m?te moderate; akin to gemet fit, meet, metan to mete, and G. m["a]ssig moderate, gem["a]ss fitting. See {Mete}.] Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient. It was meet that we should make merry. --Luke xv. 32. {To be meet with}, to be even with; to be equal to. [Obs.]