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My ability in English is about medium.
My ability in English is about average. If someone’s level of skill or ability is neither high nor low, it is average : ‘Elizabeth shows above average intelligence for a child of three.’ meet 1
Could you meet with me outside the station?
Could you meet me outside the station? The next time I met with her was in the supermarket.
The next time I met her was in the supermarket. meet with sb (mainly American English) = have a (previously arranged) meeting with someone: ‘We met with their representatives to discuss the problem.’ meet sb (British and American English) = be in the same place as someone by chance or arrangement: ‘Guess who I met on the way to the bank this morning?’ ‘I suggest we meet back here in an hour’s time.’ 2
Hello John. It’s good to meet you.
Hello John. It’s good to see you. I can’t wait to meet you again at Christmas.
I can’t wait to see you again at Christmas. When you greet someone you know well, or talk about meeting them, use see (NOT meet ): ‘I hope you’ll come and see us again soon.’ memorize Following his death, a statue was erected to memorize him.
Following his death, a statue was erected in his memory. memorize = learn something so that you are able to repeat it exactly: ‘Fortunately, I had
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memorized her telephone number and was able to ring her from the station.’ in memory of sb ,
