meet with
[verb]
Synonyms: find, catch, descry, detect, encounter, espy, hit (on or upon), spot, turn up

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meet with somebody/something phrasal verb (see also meet)

1. to have a meeting with someone:
Representatives of EU countries will meet with senior American politicians to discuss the trade crisis.

2. (also be met with something) to get a particular reaction or result
meet with opposition/disapproval etc
His comments have met with widespread opposition.
meet with support/approval etc
Her ideas have met with support from doctors and health professionals.
meet with success/failure (=succeed or fail)
Our attempts at negotiation finally met with some success.

3. meet with an accident formal to be injured or killed in an accident

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meet with
meet with (something)
to experience something, esp. something unpleasant.
The proposal for the new highway met with harsh criticism.

Usage notes: often used of a negative reaction

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meet with something
meet with (something)
to experience something, esp. something unpleasant.
The proposal for the new highway met with harsh criticism.

Usage notes: often used of a negative reaction

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meet with
v.
1. To meet (someone), usually by accident.
In the woods he met with two strangers.
Synonym: COME UPON.
2. To meet together, usually by plan; join; have a meeting with.
The two scouts met with the officers to talk about plans for the march.
3. To experience (as unhappiness); suffer (as bad luck); have (as an accident or mishap).
The farmer met with misfortune; his crops were destroyed by a storm.
The traveler met with an accident on the road.

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