Is this sentence correct?
"I've been looking forward to meeting you, madam secretary" - this is a sentence from a film, is that okay to say "to meeting" instead of "to meet"?
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Please note that "to meet" would be wrong.
The correct structure is "to look forward to [something]".
The "something" can be a noun, e.g. Christmas; the weekend.
The "something" can also be a gerund, i.e. [verb+ing]. The "meeting" here is a gerund and therefore correct.
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Yes:)
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