To have a formal or official meeting with someone, or to experience a particular reaction or outcome.
Have a planned, serious meeting with someone, OR get a particular reaction when you try something.
3 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
To have a formal, purposeful, or official meeting with someone.
"The CEO will meet with investors next Tuesday to discuss the quarterly results."
The President met with his national security advisers in the Situation Room.
— Standard White House press briefing language, widely reported by major news outlets including The New York Times
To receive a particular reaction, response, or outcome (especially from an audience or situation).
"Her proposal met with considerable resistance from the board of directors."
The announcement met with widespread criticism.
— Common construction in BBC and Reuters news reporting
To experience something, usually an accident or unpleasant event (formal/literary).
"Tragically, he met with an accident on his way home from the ceremony."
Has two distinct uses: (1) formal scheduled meetings ('meet with the president') and (2) receiving a reaction or experiencing a result ('meet with approval/resistance/an accident'). The second sense is more formal and literary. Both senses are common. American English uses 'meet with' more than British English for scheduled meetings.
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