Spoken Description

会う頃合いは、日常会話やビジネスに役立つ英語フレーズです。挨拶から自己紹介、会議前のやりとりまで、初心者向けに自然な英語表現を学びます。口語とビジネス英語の両方に対応。

Meet and Greet covers common English phrases for meeting new people, including greetings, self-introductions, and small talk. Suitable for beginners, it includes casual and formal expressions, pronunciation tips, and real-world examples.

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To meet someone is to come into their presence for the first time or to arrange to see them. The story shows different ways to use meet and its past form met.

To meet someone is to come into their presence for the first time or to arrange to see them. The story shows different ways to use meet and its past form met.

Meet

To meet someone can mean encountering them for the first time or arranging to see them. It is commonly used for both casual and planned encounters.

To meet someone can mean encountering them for the first time or arranging to see them. It is commonly used for both casual and planned encounters.

Examples

  • It was nice to meet you at the event.
  • Do you want to meet up after work?
  • I need to meet with my manager tomorrow.
  • We must meet the deadline for the project.
I willyou at the cafe.

I will meet you at the cafe.

I will ___ you at the cafe. (meet)

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Met

Met is the simple past of meet and is used to describe an encounter that already happened. It can refer to either a first-time meeting or a planned rendezvous.

Met is the simple past of meet and is used to describe an encounter that already happened. It can refer to either a first-time meeting or a planned rendezvous.

Examples

  • It was nice to meet you at the event.
  • Do you want to meet up after work?
  • I need to meet with my manager tomorrow.
  • We must meet the deadline for the project.
Yesterday, Ian old friend downtown.

Yesterday, I met an old friend downtown.

Yesterday, I ___ an old friend downtown. (meet)

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Usage

Use meet for present or future encounters and met for past ones. You can meet someone at a place or time, and you can meet up with them if it is planned.

Use meet for present or future encounters and met for past ones. You can meet someone at a place or time, and you can meet up with them if it is planned.

Examples

  • It was nice to meet you at the event.
  • Do you want to meet up after work?
  • I need to meet with my manager tomorrow.
  • We must meet the deadline for the project.
Iyou there at 5 PM.

I will meet you there at 5 PM.

I ___ you there at 5 PM. (future meeting; meet)

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Phrases

Common phrases include nice to meet you, meet up, meet with, and meet the deadline. Each has a slightly different use depending on context.

Common phrases include nice to meet you, meet up, meet with, and meet the deadline. Each has a slightly different use depending on context.

Examples

  • It was nice to meet you at the event.
  • Do you want to meet up after work?
  • I need to meet with my manager tomorrow.
  • We must meet the deadline for the project.
to meet you!

Nice to meet you!

___ to meet you! (common phrase when first introduced)

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Summary

Remember that meet is used in the present or future tense, and met is used for past tense. Use meet for first encounters or planned meetings, and incorporate common phrases to sound natural.

Remember that meet is present or future, and met is past. Use meet for first encounters or planned meetings, and use common phrases to sound natural.

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