English Phrase of the Day

Definitions

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meet with
1. v. (chiefly US, Canada) To have a meeting with (someone).
2. v. To encounter; to experience.
The proposal met with stiff opposition.
3. v. To answer (something) with; to respond to (something) with.
They met the proposal with stiff opposition.
The proposal was met with stiff opposition.
The proposal met with stiff opposition.
4. v. To strike (something).
His face met with a punch harder than a punch should be.
5. v. To contact or touch (something).
The baseboard met with the chimney stones very crudely.
Analysis
meet		©
1. v. To make contact (with) while in proximity.
2. v.          To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
Fancy meeting you here!  Guess who I met at the supermarket today?
3. v.          To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
Let's meet at the station at 9 o'clock.  Shall we meet at 8 p.m in our favorite chatroom?
with		©
1. prep. Against.
He picked a fight with the class bully.
2. prep. In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.
He went with his friends.
3. prep. In addition to; as an accessory to.

Example Sentences

Tell her I'll meet with her in five minutes, after I finish making the traps.  It is more of an exposition on our lives, representatives will meet with us, talk to us about our family life and live with us for one week and that's all if we are chosen to represent our state.

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