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It was great to meet you vs It was great to meeting you

The correct choice is 'It was great to meet you.' In this case, the verb 'meet' should be in its base form after 'to'. 'Meeting' is a gerund form that is not suitable in this structure.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"It was great to meet you"

This phrase is used to express that you enjoyed meeting someone in the past.

Examples:

  • It was great to meet you at the conference.
  • It was great to meet you for lunch yesterday.
  • It was great to meet you finally after all this time.
  • It was great to meet you in person.
  • It was great to meet you and discuss our project.
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  • Feb 26, 2009 ... this is something i hear quite often “it was great meeting you” and “it was great to meet you” could it be that “meeting you” implies they ...
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  • Nov 11, 2024 ... It was great to meet you, Ruben! Hope I spelled your name correctly! Your extremely kind dad was walking you this morning and I ran across ...
  • Apr 7, 2023 ... It was great to meet you Ralph in person….your mentoring has been a great impact in my career! Meeting the CLT team was like truly being in ...
  • Jul 21, 2024 ... madisontmoore on July 21, 2024: "It was great to meet you, Vermont ".
  • Sep 18, 2022 ... 7251 likes, 23 comments - tarasenko.yana on September 18, 2022: "It was great to meet you @postmalone Amazing concert ".
  • Aug 19, 2016 ... So to think that someone who is in fact stating that it was “great to meet you” is really bad comprehension.

This phrase is incorrect. The verb 'meeting' should be in the base form 'meet' after 'to' in this context.

"It was great to meeting you"

  • Oct 17, 2024 ... It was great to meeting you, John. I enjoyed your presentation. Like · Reply. 1 Reaction. To view or add a comment, sign in. More Relevant Posts.
  • May 12, 2024 ... 65 likes, 2 comments - kayatatt on May 12, 2024: "🕊️🕊️🕊️ flying for Kian! It was great to meeting you, Thank you :—) .
  • Jun 23, 2024 ... Glenn Behrman it was great to meeting you in person! Thank you for your online support during the last years! I wanted to thank Vertical ...
  • Oct 23, 2008 ... It was great to meeting you the other night. Welcome to the food blogosphere. You'll have a great time. Michelle • 15 years ago. Sue - It was ...
  • Aug 27, 2019 ... It was great to meeting you both. We appreciate you both! Enjoy your New Equinox! Brandy Arnold Bozeman and 4 others.
  • "Thankyou Simon, it was great to meeting you." 28 May 19'. James Priest reviewed: One day blacksmithing course. "I had one of the best days for a long time ...
  • Jul 24, 2023 ... Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback, it was great to meeting you. I am very sorry to hear that there was some issues during ...

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