What does the phrasal verb “ meet with ” mean? Explore the meaning and usage of the phrasal verb “ meet with “, illustrated with examples: Definition 1. To have a meeting with someone. 2. To experience; to encounter.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English meet with somebody/something phrasal verb 1 to have a meeting with someone Representatives of EU countries will meet with senior American politicians to discuss the trade crisis. 2 (also be met with something) to get a particular reaction or result meet with opposition/disapproval etc His comments have met with widespread opposition. meet with support/approval etc Her ideas have met with support from doctors and health professionals. meet with success/failure (=succeed or fail) Our attempts at negotiation finally met with some success. 3 meet with an accident formal to be injured or killed in an accident → meet → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus meet with success/failure • Their efforts to save the Victorian theater have met with little success.