Have you met someone?

Have you met someone?
Have you met someone?
a question asked when introducing someone to someone else. (The question need not be answered. The

someone

is usually a person's name.) •

Tom: Hello, Mary. Have you met Fred? Mary: Hello, Fred. Glad to meet you. Fred: Glad to meet you, Mary.

Tom: Hey, Mary! Good to see you. Have you met Fred? Mary: No, I don't believe I have. Hello, Fred. Glad to meet you. Fred: Hello, Mary.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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