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[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) mæta2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) hittast, koma saman3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) kynnast, vera kynntur fyrir4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) mætast, skerast5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) uppfylla6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) slá; vekja athygli/undrun/hrylling7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) verða fyrir, hljóta, mæta8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) verða fyrir, hljóta, mæta9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) svara2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) mót- meeting- meet someone halfway
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meet with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms meet with : present tense I/you/we/they meet with he/she/it meets with present participle meeting with past tense met with past participle met with 1) meet with someone to have a formal meeting with someone… … English dictionary
meet with — phrasal 1. : to come upon : find 2. : to join in company with 3. : to be subjected to (fortune or vicissitude) : undergo, experience 4. obsolete : to encounter as an enemy … Useful english dictionary
meet with — phr verb Meet with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accident, ↑acclaim, ↑adversity, ↑approval, ↑criticism, ↑hostility, ↑kindness, ↑official, ↑opposition, ↑reaction, ↑realtor, ↑rebuff, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
approval — ap|prov|al [ ə pruvl ] noun uncount *** 1. ) a positive feeling that you have toward someone or something that you consider to be good or suitable: The children longed for a sign of affection or approval from him. Her ideas on the family are… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
approval */*/*/ — UK [əˈpruːv(ə)l] / US [əˈpruv(ə)l] noun [uncountable] 1) a positive feeling that you have towards someone or something that you think is good or suitable Children are constantly looking for signs of approval from their parents. Her ideas on the… … English dictionary
approval — noun (U) 1 the fact of believing that someone or something is good or is doing the right things: win/earn sb s approval: By doing well at school he hoped to win his parents approval. | nod/smile/watch etc in approval: The audience cheered, yelled … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
meet with approval — receive an affirmative response, receive confirmation … English contemporary dictionary
approval — I noun acceptance, accord, acknowledgment, acquiescence, adoption, affirmance, affirmation, agreement, allowance, approbatio, approbation, assent, assurance, authentication, authorization, comprobatio, concordance, concurrence, confirmation,… … Law dictionary
meet — meet. There are two uses that deserve attention. 1. It is a transitive verb and so it is possible to meet someone, or simply meet. Idiomatically one meets with a circumstance rather than a person, typically something unpleasant or unwelcome; or… … Modern English usage
meet — meet1 [ mit ] (past tense and past participle met [ met ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 come together with someone ▸ 2 play against opponent ▸ 3 experience result ▸ 4 when roads etc. connect ▸ 5 pay money owed ▸ 6 do something necessary ▸ 7 look into someone s… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
approval — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full, warm (esp. BrE), wholehearted ▪ The plan did not win wholehearted approval. ▪ grudging, qualified ▪ general … Collocations dictionary
