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meeting

[mee-ting]

noun

  1. the act of coming together.

    a chance meeting in the park.

  2. an assembly or conference of persons for a specific purpose.

    a ten o'clock business meeting.

  3. the body of persons present at an assembly or conference.

    to read a report to the meeting.

  4. a hostile encounter; duel.

  5. an assembly for religious worship, especially of Quakers.

  6. meeting house.

  7. a place or point of contact; junction; juncture: the meeting of the waters.

    the meeting of two roads;

    the meeting of the waters.



meeting

/ ˈmiːtɪŋ /

noun

  1. an act of coming together; encounter

  2. an assembly or gathering

  3. a conjunction or union

  4. a sporting competition, as of athletes, or of horse racing

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Other Word Forms

  • submeeting noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of meeting1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; meet 1 + -ing 1
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. take a meeting, to hold, conduct, or participate in a meeting.

    The producer took a meeting with the cast of the film.

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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“I did not feel ready at all,” Wallace said of her first 2021 meeting with the league.

The EBU announced last month it would invite 68 member countries to give their view on whether Israel should take part at a general assembly meeting in November.

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To compensate, he encourages in-person discussions; failing that, video beats text, even if video meetings are fatiguing and can blunt creativity.

"We've had broken promises, endless forms, endless meetings and endless professionals and nothing comes of it - we are absolutely exhausted and depleted."

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He later flew to Sharm El Sheikh, an Egyptian Red Sea resort for a summit meeting with other leaders aimed at spurring momentum for a broader postwar settlement.

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