Synonyms

meet up with

Idioms

Encounter, especially by accident, as in We hadn't gone far along the trail when we met up with another mule train. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

Example Sentences

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meet up with

And, of course, the team does eventually meet up with Hamm, too.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

“You get a reason to meet up with a specific person, take some of that pressure off.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

"I really want to meet up with Lana. I talked to my mother about it. Maybe our parents can arrange something."

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

I’d probably walk all the way to Swingers Diner and meet up with a friend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2025

I don’t come out until it’s time for me to get ready to go meet up with Lee Lee and Sam.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson

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