Showing results for "meeting"

• present participle of meet.

meeting

American  

[mee-ting] / ˈmi tɪŋ /

noun

meetings plural

1. the act of coming together.

   a chance meeting in the park.

   Synonyms:

   rendezvous, confrontation, encounter

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.

---

idioms

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

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

meeting British  

/ 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

---

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• submeeting
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• meetings
  plural

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

The meeting was presided over by Acting Supt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

It was the pair's first meeting since Burnham won the by-election.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

The Fed’s meeting last week signaled the prospect of tightening by year-end, prompting markets to bring forward expectations for rate rises.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

"In theory, you have to submit a request to the owners’ association general meeting" in residential complexes "but people don't want to wait."

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Regan and I had been meeting up every night for the last two weeks to do study simulations, and the lack of sleep was really starting to get to me.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Related Words

• competition
• confrontation
• contest
• convention
• date
• encounter
• reunion
• session
• showdown
• talk