meet with

verb5

1. •
   To have a meeting with (someone).
2. •
   To encounter; to experience.

   • The proposal met with stiff opposition.
3. •
   To answer (something) with; to respond to (something) with.

   • They met the proposal with stiff opposition.
   • The proposal was met with stiff opposition.
4. •
   To strike (something).

   • His face met with a punch harder than a punch should be.
5. •
   To contact or touch (something).

   • The baseboard met with the chimney stones very crudely.