Know-Meet | Commonly Confused Words

Know

/nəʊ/

To be aware of something or to have information about it in your mind.

He knows everything about animals.She knew now that he meant to speak.I should have known better, should have been more careful.

/miːt/

To come together with someone, either by arrangement or by chance; or to encounter someone or something.

'I met Mr. Ackroyd.'Mother, look forward to our meeting again someday!I trust that meets with your approval, sir?'

Know implies having knowledge or information about someone or something.
Meet involves an initial encounter or being introduced to someone or something.
You can know someone for a long time, but you meet someone for the first time.
Use know to express familiarity, whereas meet is about the act of seeing or getting acquainted for the first time.
Know is often about mental recognition, while meet is about physical interaction.