Learn English – used “meet” in “Patients can meet a doctor”

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I tried to translate directly from my native language and the word was meet though I highly doubt it.

The sentence is:

Patients can meet a doctor by scheduling an appointment or visit the clinic and wait until the doctor is available.

Could you help please?

Best Answer

We normally say "see a doctor" when we are talking about going to a doctor for diagnosis or treatment.

I'd be hard pressed to give a reason why "meet" is wrong here, but it's just not what fluent speakers normally say.

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