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Teleostomi Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

"meet" or "meet with"

(1) a high quality motor shaft that meets with your approval.

(2) a high quality motor shaft that meets your approval.

Which is right or wrong?
  

Top answer

neither

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15 Answers
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Why not Inch?

I think they are both ok but 'meets with' is the most commonly used.
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I agree, but with the caveat that neither is a complete sentence - it is a noun phrase.
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Both sound fine to me.
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"Which is wrong?" Neither, that is, either is correct.
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I agree with Nona. In AmE, "meets with" is more commonly used. Here's a complete sentence:
  • "I know that you want a high quality motor shaft that meets with your approval."
But now I'm thinking, why include the phrase "high quality"? A motor shaft that meets with one's approval is assumed to be of high quality? Why would you approve a motor s
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Phoenix PRBut now I'm thinking, why include the phrase "high quality"? A motor shaft that meets with one's approval is assumed to be of high quality? Why would you approve a motor shaft of low or middling quality? So, my suggestion to simplify the sentence:

"I know that you want a motor shaft that meets with your approval."
Yes, t
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Sure, that works too! I just wanted to keep going with the original train of thought re "meets with your approval."

I trust that meets with your approval.
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Hi,

I'm not so sure that the words 'high quality' are totally out of place.

If I'm manufacturing Rolls-Royces, I'm sure that high quality is what I want.

If I'm manufacturing budget-priced cars, I might well be happy with a motor shaft that meets my minimum requirements.

Best wishes, Clive
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Thank you very much, everyone!

Your help more than meet with my approval.
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