meet
verb (used with object)
to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter.
had met
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past perfectof meet.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Jolin said she had met with Manuel and told him that she believed Moore shouldn’t serve as coach if the rumors she had heard about him were true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I had met a lot of other surfers from all over the world and built a queer community of surfers here in L.A.,” says Walsh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Met said officers had met Tina and acknowledged "that more should have been done at the time to protect her".
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram he had met with local officials on Monday to discuss changes to security protocols, suggesting one metro line remain open despite strikes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
In all likelihood Donne had met Galileo in Venice or Padua in 1605 or 1606.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
