meet something—
1. be next to smth.; join together:
- We had rounded Cape Point, where the Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean.
2. encounter or confront smth.:
- Sometimes he meets a situation for which his moral rules do not provide.
3. deal satisfactorily with smth.:
- We will be able to meet this challenge—not on our own but, rather, by collaborating with our many colleagues.
4. (of demands, standards, etc.) satisfy:
- It’s sad to tell students that they couldn’t stay because they didn’t meet the requirements.
meet with smth.—
1. find smth. (by chance):
- By applying to advertising offices I should have no doubt of very soon meeting with something that would do.
2. suffer or experience smth.:
- Her husband has met with a slight accident, but he isn’t seriously hurt.
3. = meet something 2:
- Liberalization meets with a situation in which many of the state’s institutions are delegitimized and ineffective.
4. (of an idea, opinion, etc.) be received:
- A number of member states tried to renegotiate the clause but met with a firm refusal.
5. correspond to smth.; be in keeping with smth.:
- The plan you submitted seems to meet with the committee’s idea on the subject.