{"id":53235,"date":"2014-05-06T01:45:46","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T01:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-109-use-verb-meet\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:56:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:56:50","slug":"aee-109-use-verb-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-109-use-verb-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 109: When NOT to Use the Verb &#8220;to Meet&#8221; in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we will show you when NOT to use the verb \u201cto meet\u201d in English.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>To Meet:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You use the verb \u201cto meet\u201d when you are introduced to someone for the first time, this is someone new, who we didn\u2019t know before<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You use the verb \u201cto meet\u201d when you make a plan to meet someone at a specific location, for example \u201cLet\u2019s meet at the movies at 3pm\u201d or \u201cThanks for meeting me at the coffee shop\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Are you making this mistake?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most students make the mistake of using the verb \u201cto meet\u201d someone when they run into someone unexpectedly, on the street or at school. 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