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meets someone where they are

meets someone where they are is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 meets someone where they are

What is meets someone where they are the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Meets someone where they are is the third-person singular simple present indicative of meet someone where they are.

Words near meets someone where they are in the dictionary

  1. meets cute
  2. meets halfway
  3. meets one's maker
  4. meets one's match
  5. meets one's Waterloo
  6. meets someone where they are
  7. meets up
  8. meets with
  9. meetup
  10. meetups
  11. Meetze

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