Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
出遭う usu. has a negative connotation
2. to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)
esp. 出合う
3. to emerge and engage (an enemy)
often used imperatively as 出会え
Kanji used
exit
meeting
Pitch accent
あう
Top 900
Composed of
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
Examples (56 in total)
I met him at a club.
How did you two meet?
Do you have a boyfriend or a girlfriend? Where did you meet them?
I met nice people.
I met him when I was a student.
I met her last winter.
The people whom I meet are kind.
What would you do if you saw a man from another planet?
He encountered a friend on the road.
He met an unexpected obstacle.
I saw an old friend of mine yesterday.
The pioneers met with many dangers.
I met him by pure chance.
Our meeting was purely accidental.
I met her one winter day.
Did you meet a lot of interesting people at the party?
I met her in the winter three years ago.
I am looking forward to meeting you when you come.
I met her on a certain winter day.
One day she met a wolf in the woods.
What would you do if you met a person from another planet?
I met him quite unexpectedly.
What would you do if you met a lion here?
He was the first actor I had met in my life.
We met them by accident at the bus terminal.
At Narita Airport, I ran into an old friend of mine.
That we met in Paris was a fortunate accident.
This is the unforgettable place where we met each other for the first time.
Yesterday I ran across her at the station.
I met some other people in addition.
I ran into a friend while walking in Ginza.
I met Tom in the winter three years ago.
John was a lazy person until he met you.
She met many boys in the chatroom.
Tom met Mary at a party, and it was love at first sight.
Did you meet any characters on the roadside at Disneyland?
I meet him on occasions at the club or at the golf links.
Wherever you go, you will meet people who are kind and generous.
I'm really glad to have met you and that we became friends.
Having met the girl before, I recognized her at once.
He was evidently surprised when he came across me.
He met many fascinating people in the course of his travels.
He asked the first person he met near the village.
I have never come across such a stubborn person.
On my way to work, I ran into my uncle.
Quite by chance, I met my old friend at the airport.
I ran into an old classmate of mine on my way to the station.
When you come across new words, you must look them up in your dictionary.
On his way home, Tom met a man who he thought was an American.
A very handsome prince met an exceptionally beautiful princess.
I met an old friend, and what was more strange, my former teacher.
She ran across her old friend while walking in the park.
When I was in New York, I happened to meet my old friend.
It is quite common now to meet with young people who do not know the Bible.
We met in Europe a few years ago.
The orphan met his two sisters when he was five years old.