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Ljswave Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

What are the difference between "meet someone" and "meet with someone"?

I read the script below. so I'd like to know the difference between "meet someone" and "meet with someone".
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 I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly.
  

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If we meet someone by chance, we meet them. If the meeting has been arranged ,either meet or meet with is possible. , We are meeting (with) the contractors tomorrow.

— Doha0011

  • If we meet someone by chance, we meet them.
  • If the meeting has been arranged ,either meet or meet with is possible.
  • , We are meeting (with) the contractors tomorrow.
  • Meet with is used mainly in American English
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If we meet someone by chance, we meet them. If the meeting has been arranged ,either meet or meet with is possible.
e.g., We are meeting (with) the contractors tomorrow.
Meet with is used mainly in American English
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Doha0011If the meeting has been arranged
US President Obama is meeting with Russian President Putin before the G8 summit in Ireland.

It means a planned, arranged event.
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ljswaveI'd like to know the difference between "meet someone" and "meet with someone".
Here's how I usually use those:

If I am introduced to someone for the first time, I say that I met them, not that I met with them.

If I want to specify a place where I will be so that someone else can also be there at the same time, I say that I'll
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If I have prearranged to get together with someone at a given time and place for the purpose of discussing something of mutual interest to us all, I very often say and hear I'm going to have a meeting with eg Tom.
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