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