meet with

present singular third person meets with · participle present meeting with · participle past met with · past met with

1. CanadaUStransitiveTo have a meeting with (someone).

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   ‘They want to meet with you at the Annexe as soon as possible. I'm to ring back by yesterday.’ ‘They want what?’ ‘To meet you. But they use the preposition.’ ‘Do they? Do they really? Good Lord. I suppose it's the German influence. Or is it old English? Meet with. Well I must say.’ And he lumbered off to the bathroom to shave.

   1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society, published 2010, page 239

2. transitiveTo encounter; to experience.

   The proposal met with stiff opposition.

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   I will follow your La’ſhip through the World; but your La’ſhip had almoſt as good be alone; for I ſhall not be able to defend you, if any Robbers, or other Villains, ſhould meet with you.

   1749, Henry Fielding, “A Strange Resolution of Sophia, and a More Strange Stratagem of Mrs. Honour”, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume III, London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VII, page 52

   No ſnakes of any kind are to be met with throughout the whole iſland.

   1758 [1752], “LXXII. Concerning Snakes.”, in The Natural History of Iceland […] , London, translation of Tilforladelige efterretninger om Island by Niels Horrebow, page 91

   Dorothy told the Witch all her story; how the cyclone had brought her to the Land of Oz, how she had found her companions, and of the wonderful adventures they had met with.

   1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC, page 254

   This is not unsatisfactory, but the change at Ballybrophy (a dismal station at the best of times) is not one that meets with the approval of the citizens of Clonmel.

   1957 May 28, Walter McGrath, “The Thurles-Clonmel Line, C.I.E.”, in Railway Magazine, page 320

   The growing crisis of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, which demands intelligence and compassion, meets instead with ancient superstition.

   1986 December 21, F. Jay Deacon, “Emotionally-Laden Prejudice”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 23, page 4

3. transitiveTo answer (something) with; to respond to (something) with.

   The proposal met with stiff opposition.

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   They met the proposal with stiff opposition.

   The proposal was met with stiff opposition.

   Synonyms: greet

4. transitiveTo strike (something).

   His face met with a punch harder than a punch should be.

5. transitiveTo contact or touch (something).

   The baseboard met with the chimney stones very crudely.