meet with

meet with
transitive verb
1) (encounter) begegnen (+ Dat.)
2) (experience) haben [Erfolg, Unfall]; finden [Zustimmung, Verständnis, Tod]; stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Widerstand]
* * *
meet with
I. vi
1. esp AM (have meeting)
to \meet with with sb jdn treffen
2. (experience)
to \meet with with sth problems auf etw akk stoßen
to \meet with with an accident einen Unfall haben
to \meet with with approval Beifall finden
to \meet with with failure einen Misserfolg erleiden
to \meet with with success Erfolg haben
II. vt
1. (respond to)
to be met with sth:
the announcement was met with loud applause die Ankündigung wurde mit lautem Beifall aufgenommen
2. (match)
to \meet with force with force auf Gewalt mit Gewalt reagieren
* * *
vi +prep obj
1) (= encounter, experience) hostility, opposition, problems stoßen auf (+acc); success, accident haben; disaster, loss, shock erleiden; setback erleben; approval, encouragement, an untimely death finden

to meet with derision — verspottet werden

to meet with kindness/a warm welcome — freundlich behandelt/herzlich empfangen werden

I was met with a blank stare — sie/er etc starrte mich unwissend an

2) person treffen; (esp US = have a meeting with) (zu einer Unterredung) zusammenkommen mit
* * *
transitive verb
1) (encounter) begegnen (+ Dat.)
2) (experience) haben [Erfolg, Unfall]; finden [Zustimmung, Verständnis, Tod]; stoßen auf (+ Akk.) [Widerstand]
* * *
v.
entgegenbringen v.

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