I met him yesterday. vs I met to him yesterday.

The correct phrase is "I met him yesterday." The preposition "to" should not be used after the verb "met" in this context.

Last updated: April 05, 2024 • 455 views

I met him yesterday.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that you encountered or saw someone on the day before today.

Examples:

I met him yesterday at the park.
She said she met him yesterday at the store.
Did you meet him yesterday at the party?
He told me he met him yesterday at the gym.
We met him yesterday while walking in the neighborhood.

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I barely know him, I met him... yesterday.
I met him for a drink yesterday.
I met him yesterday... between our respective firms...
We met him yesterday... he works.
Nothing like the devastated boyfriend that I met yesterday.
As I understand, she only met him yesterday.
Commissioner FERRERO WALDNER met him yesterday and offered our support in the search for a peaceful solution in the Middle East.
I met him yesterday at the club, and we had more than just a connection, okay?
I met him yesterday evening and reaffirmed the Commission's support - and my personal backing - for the investigation he has begun, under Article 52 of the European Convention on Human Rights, into all 46 Council of Europe member states.
Yes. Mr. Higgs and I met yesterday.
Nothing like the devastated boyfriend that I met yesterday.
The young man I met yesterday is named Tony.
Captain Wentworth and I met briefly yesterday.

I met to him yesterday.

This phrase is incorrect in English. The preposition "to" should not be used after the verb "met" in this context.

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I met to him yesterday.
And today, I met him to tell him clearly that it's over.
I met him to ask for a favor.
The man I met said this belonged to him.
I already told you I met with harry - to pay him.
I couldn't answer that until I met him face to face.
I hoped to have met him at the party.
I never met him face to face, but I have an E-mail address.
I don't know him and I never met him but to know the words he spoke to Gary while he sentenced him to die are enough for me to know what to think about him.
My lawyer and I met to strategize my defense.
Finally in Rhandeia, Corbulo and Tiridates I met to make a peace agreement.
It didn't seem right to mention it earlier, but Brian and I met to talk things over.
One I met at a bookstore and two I met online.
Kids, after spending a decade dreaming of the wrong girl, I wanted more than ever for the next woman I met to be the real thing.
When I first met Viveca, I met her on Deep Diving.
I met her before she met The Deuce.
I met McKay and Hays 90 minutes after they met Dumais.
I met your dad after the Americans left.
I met a sign language teacher.
Like when I met your father.
That was until I met you.

Alternatives:

I met with him yesterday.
I met up with him yesterday.
I saw him yesterday.
I encountered him yesterday.
I bumped into him yesterday.

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