had a meeting with vs had a meeting abut

The correct phrase is 'had a meeting with.' 'Had a meeting about' is also correct but has a slightly different meaning. 'Had a meeting with' is commonly used to indicate meeting someone, while 'had a meeting about' is used to discuss a specific topic during the meeting.

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had a meeting with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate meeting someone in person or virtually.

Examples:

I had a meeting with my boss this morning.
She had a meeting with the client to discuss the project.
They had a meeting with the team to plan the upcoming event.

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I had a meeting with the FSA today.
I had a meeting with Storm.
I had a meeting with a Lewis Hodda four months ago.
I just had a meeting with the counselor.
The bell captain there said he had a meeting with this man.
Well, we looked in Barb's calendar, and we know that she had a meeting with a family lawyer last week.
I had a meeting with Pathfinder today...
You had a meeting with some washed-up ex-boxer.
We had a meeting with a number of American Members of Congress.
Yesterday I had a meeting with Commissioner Fischer Boel.
I had a meeting with the Dutch Ambassador... and...
So, I just had a meeting with Greta, who is apparently back to being thrilled with you.
I just had a meeting with someone who smuggled drones
And then one day, I had a meeting with a potential client.
I had a meeting with the president there, who told me about his exit strategy for his country.
Well, apparently, Allison Dubois had a meeting with Amenabar and his attorneys late last night.
Right before you came here last night, I had a meeting with Henry Wilcox.
I didn't want to worry Chuck, but I had a meeting with Verbanski yesterday.
We are therefore interested in strengthening relations between the EU and Mercosur and promoting trade, and we also had a meeting with them during the General Assembly in New York last week.
Mr Verheugen has already had a meeting with his new US counterpart, Mr Froman, on 23 March 2009.

Alternatives:

met with
had a discussion with
conferred with
held a meeting with
had a sit-down with

had a meeting abut

This phrase is correct but has a slightly different meaning from 'had a meeting with.'

This phrase is used to indicate discussing a specific topic during a meeting.

Examples:

We had a meeting about the new project proposal.
The team had a meeting about the budget for the next quarter.
She had a meeting about the marketing strategy.

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Thought you had a meeting with that rep from the teachers' union.
You had a meeting with Peter before that.
Yes. We had a meeting and your letter was read aloud.
Heard you had a meeting about Lexi.
I had a meeting I couldn't miss.
Ghost and Tommy had a meeting, the whole group.
You'll recall Michael had a meeting at the Marbella.
The committee had a meeting last night and decided you are evil.
Heard you had a meeting here today.
I had a meeting at internal affairs.
We had a meeting with some of the agents on Stiegel.
The bell captain there said he had a meeting with this man.
Diane! - We had a meeting scheduled with Rayna.
I had a meeting with a certain lady.
I had a meeting with the coach at Marston Prep.
You said you had a meeting with Dollahyde today.
I had a meeting with the FSA today.
I had a meeting with Storm.
Well, we had a meeting last night.
I think he had a meeting with a client.

Alternatives:

discussed during a meeting
talked about during a meeting
conversed about during a meeting
deliberated about during a meeting
focused on during a meeting

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had a meeting with vs had a meeting abut