"meet" "meet with" "meet up with"

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Hello, could someone please tell me what's the difference among them and how to use them correctly?Thank you in advance.

Dokterjokkebrok · Accepted Answer

I'd say there is a (slight) difference in meaning.

It seems that 'to meet up' implies the idea of going to a certain place only to gather there, and then, after that, to go to the real event/thing you were planning on visiting. So, in my view, where you meet up is sort of a meeting point, and usually for simplicity's sake.

We decided to meet up at John's place, before going to the movies. (John lives closest to the movie theater, so it easiest if I come to him first).
We met up in pub located next to the theater. (which we wanted to visit)

If you say that you're going 'to meet', in my opinion, you focus more on the fact that you're going to meet with someone for a particular purpose/at a particular time/at a particular place, and not so much that this place/time/purpose is only to gather and then go to the real thing.

Sandra and I meet for lunch once a month.
The children's club meets every Thursday afternoon.
We meet at a bar every Tuesday.

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Besides these usages

Meet can also means --> become familiar with s.o.

Meet up also means --> two things that join at a particular place (roads, paths, highways, etc)

Delmobile · Answer

I would add that (at least to my AE ear) there is a difference between "meet" and "meet with." The addition of the preposition emphasizes that there will be a meeting of some duration, usually to accomplish some purpose. "Meet" by itself can mean no more than an introduction.

I'm traveling to Dallas in order to meet with some of the other community leaders. (I'm not going just to say hello. We're going to be working hard.)

If you go to the right parties in L.A., you're liable to meet just about anyone, even a famous movie star or well-known director. (They may not remember you five minutes later, but you'll have met them.)

"Meet with" is also used with "trouble," "luck," etc.

It was a long trip to Calcutta, and he met with much misfortune along the way.

Anonymous · Answer

The difference is that "meet with" is American English. Outside that, it's not, normally used because the word "with" is superfluous. It doesn't add any, extra meaning. It's just there for the sake of it.

Wilpeter · Answer

Used anywhere, "meet" has become rather vague. You can meet on the Internet or Facebook. In fact, on Facebook, you may communicate without knowing how many people you are 'meeting with'.
You can say, "I'm meeting with the interested members of the neighborhood/neighbourhood to discuss garbage pickup." To that meeting might be a few or many people--depending on random availability and interest. However, when you say, "I'm meeting with my lawyer to develop a strategy...", it's pretty sure he'll be there.
We're meeting up is not an expression I've ever used.

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