Looking forward to meet you. vs I look forward to meeting you

The correct phrase to use is "I look forward to meeting you." The first phrase is incorrect as it uses the wrong form of the verb. The correct form is "meeting" not "meet."

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Last updated: September 15, 2024 • 17755 views

Looking forward to meet you.

This phrase is incorrect. The verb form "meet" should be changed to "meeting."

The correct phrase should be "looking forward to meeting you."

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Besides... I'm looking forward to meet with this... Renegade.
Inchcombe is about to meet a very sticky end, and it's one murder I'm really looking forward to.
"You're right, I think it's time to meet your mom, and I'm really looking forward to it."
I'm really looking forward to seeing you.
I am really looking forward to cooperating with you.
We're looking forward to sharing our strategy with you.
I'm sure your daughter's looking forward to having you.
I've been looking forward to meeting you.
- Michael, we're so looking forward to meeting you.
I was kind of looking forward to counting pencils with you.
I was looking forward to playing with you.
Actually, I'm looking forward to working with you.
I'm really looking forward to working with you.
Your uncle was looking forward to seeing you.
Very nice meeting you Kung Fury, looking forward to working with you.
They must be looking forward to spending some time with you now that everything's behind you.
Isobel and Angus are looking forward to seeing you.
I'm so looking forward to brainwashing this child with you.
The King is looking forward to seeing you.
My parents are looking forward to seeing you.

Alternatives:

I look forward to meeting you.
I am looking forward to meeting you.
Looking forward to seeing you.
Excited to meet you.
Anticipating our meeting.

I look forward to meeting you

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a polite and friendly way to express anticipation or excitement about meeting someone.

Examples:

I look forward to meeting you at the conference.
We look forward to meeting you in person.
She looks forward to meeting her new colleagues.
They look forward to meeting the new clients.
He looks forward to meeting his favorite author.

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Last updated: October 30, 2024

Dec 31, 2015 ... It's correct to say 'I look forward to meeting you'. It's easy to see how confusing this can be from the grammatical point of view.
Dec 4, 2013 ... "I look forward to meeting you." The verb here is the phrasal-prepositional verb, 'look forward to'. It's a different meaning - "I'm eagerly ...
Aug 23, 2024 ... 158 likes, 4 comments - dawnmbennettva on August 23, 2024: "I look forward to meeting you, my darling. — #ENVTuber #VTuber #vtubers ...
Mar 3, 2014 ... You could also use "I look forward to meeting you", but the first version sounds a little more likely to me. G · G_student. New Member. Viet.
Dec 29, 2020 ... 55K likes, 173 comments - foreverkhadijah on December 29, 2020: "I look forward to meeting you.".
Feb 11, 2022 ... I will have an on-line session. Can I use "I look forward to meeting you soon." in this case too?
Mar 25, 2022 ... I look forward to meeting you to discuss my qualifications and candidacy in further detail. Right? Many thanks! Uncle Jack. Senior ...
Jul 10, 2014 ... I look forward to meeting you is the correct answer. – doc. Commented Jul 10, 2014 at 12:19.
Jan 16, 2013 ... The invitation is sent in the name of the man and his wife. In such a case, how should I close the letter? a) I look forward to meeting you and ...
I look forward to meeting you and I genuinely can't wait to capture all of your precious moments, whatever they may be. When I started this business in 2008 ...

Alternatives:

Looking forward to meeting you.
I am looking forward to meeting you.
Looking forward to seeing you.
Excited to meet you.
Anticipating our meeting.

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