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meeting someone where they are

meeting someone where they are is the present participle and gerund of meet someone where they are.

Meaning of meet someone where they are

Verb

meet someone where they are (third-person singular simple present meets someone where they are, present participle meeting someone where they are, simple past and past participle met someone where they were)

  1. To approach a person in a way that suits them and takes into account their personal perspectives or skill level.
    • I believe what helps a leader influence is being able to meet someone where they are at in order to communicate in a language that inspires a positive behaviour.2015, Patricia Lustig, Strategic Foresight: Learning from the Future, page 171
    Antonyms:
    impose, obtrude

Questions about meeting someone where they are

What is meeting someone where they are the present participle and gerund of?
Meeting someone where they are is the present participle and gerund of meet someone where they are.

Words near meeting someone where they are in the dictionary

  1. meeting recovery syndrome
  2. meeting room
  3. meeting rooms
  4. meeting seed
  5. meeting seeds
  6. meeting someone where they are
  7. meeting up
  8. meeting with
  9. meeting-house
  10. meeting-houses
  11. meetinger

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