- present participle of meet.
meeting
Americannoun
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meetings
plural
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the act of coming together.
a chance meeting in the park.
- Synonyms:
- rendezvous, confrontation, encounter
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an assembly or conference of persons for a specific purpose.
a ten o'clock business meeting.
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the body of persons present at an assembly or conference.
to read a report to the meeting.
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a hostile encounter; duel.
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an assembly for religious worship, especially of Quakers.
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a place or point of contact; junction; juncture: the meeting of the waters.
the meeting of two roads;
the meeting of the waters.
idioms
noun
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an act of coming together; encounter
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an assembly or gathering
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a conjunction or union
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a sporting competition, as of athletes, or of horse racing
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Etymology
Origin of meeting
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; meet 1 + -ing 1
Explanation
A meeting is the planned gathering of a group of people for a specific reason. You might attend a meeting for Trekkies who are all fans of "Star Trek," or you may decide to stay home and watch "Star Trek" reruns instead. Wise move. Meetings are arranged beforehand, and when you show up at one, there will be other people there for the same purpose. Your meeting might be your monthly book group or a quick huddle after work to plan your boss's surprise birthday party. Meeting can also mean "an encounter," like the chance meeting you have with your kindergarten teacher at the grocery store, or "the place things come together," like the meeting of two streams in your yard.
Example Sentences
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He said at a September UNC Chapel Hill trustees meeting that it had made an initial investment with a venture capital fund in 2009 and, “17 years later, we are now harvesting an enormous gain.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Barclays analyst Dan Levy said in a client note that the merger could be announced before Tesla’s annual meeting, likely to be held in December.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
“The most important thing, though, is just meeting each other. That’s really the main vision for Wondaween: Showing up together in real life, hanging, dancing, making connections and bringing each other joy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Victories over 2025 Australian Open champion Madison Keys and former world number eight Emma Navarro in Indian Wells led to a meeting with now world number one Elena Rybakina in the fourth round.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
C.C. was an owl who preferred sensible answers, and Duane’s answer was not nearly close enough to meeting her standard.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
The room where the device was found was regularly used to hold meetings to discuss "highly confidential technical, commercial and strategic information" as well as OpenAI's "government engagements and commercial relationships", the complaint stated.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The focus for Fed watchers now shifts to Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh’s signaling in an appearance Thursday at IMF meetings in Bangkok.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The bank and fund are holding their annual meetings in Bangkok this week, although Bessent has skipped the gathering and sent his deputy instead.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Residents spoke out at public meetings, rallied on the streets, circulated a petition and formed a community organization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
They spend their time gathered in meetings, making lists of accusations against him.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
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