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met someone where they were

met someone where they were is the simple past and past participle 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 met someone where they were

What is met someone where they were the simple past and past participle of?
Met someone where they were is the simple past and past participle of meet someone where they are.

Words near met someone where they were in the dictionary

  1. met mitzvah
  2. Met Office
  3. met one's maker
  4. met one's match
  5. met one's Waterloo
  6. met someone where they were
  7. met tet
  8. met up
  9. met with
  10. met-
  11. met-enkephalin

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