a1400 (1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 20145 In þe temple wit her he met, Anurd hir and tar hir grette.c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) 3778 Þat body forþ þai bryngeþ‥to þe pauyllouns‥& meteþ with þᵉ Amyrel. c1300 (1225) King Horn (Cambr.) (1901) 155 Þe children ȝede to Tune‥Hy metten wiþ almair king.To go to see, come together with (a person) intentionally to have a meeting with. Now rare with a personal or physical object. To come across, come upon by chance, find, encounter (a thing or person). I’ll omit the citations for all but the second sense, as that is the relevant sense for the meaning under discussion. In contrast, the OED does say that for the second of its senses, usage of “to meet with” has apparently recently waned in Britain, although it was once common enough. Earlier version first published in New English Dictionary, 1913. Second edition, 1989 online version March 2012. 30 Whatever you wish for, you have only to speak to nurse here about it. 12 448, I also spoke to the principal surgeons‥on the subject of vaccination. 234 They spake to me of the various Works of Nature. 492/1, I have‥spoke to the King of England‥about your Friend. 17 Behold the man whom I spake to thee of. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 727/1, I speke to him of my busynes. 3204 What Scholen we don of this mateer That he to vs spak of now heer? ? c1200 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l.342 It was too late that night to speak to her. 21 How I remember the first time I ever saw you ‘to speak to’. 165 What reply she made I do not know, being speaking to Wildly at the same time. 216 Commanded by a Voice, as one man speaketh to another. (1656) 15 When he speaks aloof to her, she answereth aloof to him. 13 b, If‥you resalute not a friend, he will speake no more to you. i iiij v, Thus to the Cardinall he spake. 69, I wold haue spoke to them but I ne myght nought.
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