MEET WITH (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of MEET WITH (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.