meet

[Hanka]

Hello,

could you please tell me whether the expression "meet" could also mean "encounter something"?

E.g.:
I meet such values at every factory without exception.

Does "meet" mean "encounter" or "fulfil, follow, adhere to" here?

Thank you very much.

Hanka

[Philly]

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I think you've already correctly identified the problem that arises if you use meet instead of encounter in that sentence.
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But I'd say if you used meet in the passive form, there would be no question that the intended meaning is encounter:
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I am met by such values at every factory without exception.
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