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Maj Posted 23 years ago
Grammar

Meet/know

Which of these two sentences is correct?, Could you say why?
- She thought she could meet him in London.
- She thought she could know him in London.
  

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"To meet" means to get together: She thought she could meet him in London = She thought she could come across/find/contact/encounter him in London. It also means "to know for the first time": I met John in 1980. I know him and his family pretty well.

— Raul

  • "To meet" means to get together: She thought she could meet him in London = She thought she could come across/find/contact/encounter him in London.
  • It also means "to know for the first time": I met John in 1980.
  • I know him and his family pretty well.
  • Take a look at this one: She thought she could get to know him in London, but they had very little contact.
  • This means that she wanted to know him well but couldn't.
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"To meet" means to get together:

She thought she could meet him in London
= She thought she could come across/find/contact/encounter him in London.

It also means "to know for the first time":

I met John in 1980. I know him and his family pretty well.

Take a look at this one:

She thought she could get to know him in London, but they had very
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