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to meet up

to meet up

122 1.8
To come together with friends to spend time
  • phrasal verb
  • /miːt ʌp/
  • Informal
translation icon : reunirse
  • So if there aren't any questions, we'll meet up again on Monday.
  • meet up and spend time

Let's do more of these and let's let's meet up in person before too long.

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Examples

  • You wanna meet up for a drink?

    Shadow Man (2006)

  • But if we're clear, we meet up next week.

    The Gorge (2025)

  • Well, I thought maybe we would meet up for the plan we made that weekend.

  • Maybe have a smaller location, maybe meet up once a week or something like that.

    Evan Carmichael

  • The day before we were to meet up, we got into this huge fight.

  • And if you wanted to meet up, I can tell you more about that.

  • Well, it's perfect, I was on my way to meet up with my best friends...

    I Used to Be Funny (2024)

  • Was wondering if, um, maybe you wanted to meet up later?

    Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

  • I was just wondering if you wanna meet up.

    Crazy Eyes (2012)

  • On a Saturday morning, we'll meet up with the neighbors and go for a ride.

Synonyms

to meet
vsto meet up
∞ 1.0

To come together with someone for the first time or by arrangement

focuses on informal social gathering rather than first encounters or formal arrangements
to see
vsto meet up
  • Informal
∞ 1.0

To have a romantic relationship with someone

typically involves group social gatherings rather than one to one visits
to gather
vsto meet up
∞ 1.0

Bring people, things, or information together in one place

is mainly about social, informal group activity rather than collecting items or information
to get together
vsto meet up
  • Informal
644 2.0

To meet with other people for a social event or to do something together

is usually informal and mainly for relaxed socialising rather than formal aims
to meet up with
vsto meet up
  • Informal
81 2.1

To get together with someone by arrangement to spend time

is usually informal and often happens without prior planning
to convene
vsto meet up
  • Formal
45 5.7

To bring people together for a formal meeting

is informal and social rather than being organised as a formal official session
to come together
vsto meet up
35 2.1

Move toward each other and meet, often touching or closing around something

is about social gatherings rather than simple physical movement or embrace
to congregate
vsto meet up
30 4.1

To come together in a group for a reason

is often informal and social rather than mainly organised for a clear purpose
to powwow
vsto meet up
  • Informal
2 8.0

To meet briefly to discuss plans

focuses on casual social time rather than a gathering meant for discussion or planning
to hit it up
vsto meet up
  • Slang
1 8.9

To meet someone and spend time talking and relaxing

is informal but expresses the idea in neutral everyday speech
to link-up
vsto meet up
  • Informal
3.7

To meet another person or group briefly and informally

is aimed at social gathering and often lasts longer than a brief connection

Antonyms

to part ways
23 3.9

To stop being together or working with someone and go in different directions

How Formal

to convene
  • Formal
45 5.7
to meet
∞ 1.0
to meet up
  • Informal
122 1.8
to bump into
55 2.2

Surface Forms

meet up infinitive
meeting up present participle
meets up third person singular
met up past
met up past participle

Morphology

meet + up

The meaning 'to come together or gather' is directly derivable from 'meet' (to come together) combined with the particle 'up', which in English often adds a sense of assembly or completion without changing the core meaning. This compositional pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand the MWE as an informal meeting.

Etymology

Meet up: The phrasal verb meet up comes from a simple picture: people plan to meet and then move up to the same place to join each other. That's why it means 'to come together', often to see friends.