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• 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.

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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

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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

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meeting meetings

“Things like donations and endorsements do definitely increase your probability of having a meeting when you want one, but that may be only something you ask for a couple of times,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Investors are now awaiting U.S. crude inventory data due later on Wednesday and a meeting of key members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC+, on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Millar said she was reassessing the "benefit landscape" and had committed to meeting charity leaders who have called for a dedicated taskforce to tackle poverty on the island.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Most investors expect the Fed to hold rates at 3.50-3.75 percent for the fifth straight meeting, according to CME's FedWatch monitoring tool -- but bets on a rate-hike have been rising.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

I was stretched out with an ear applied to the floor, trying to listen in on the school board meeting below.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

After follow-up meetings with civil society figures and others, Guterres was to host the pair for a private dinner in the evening.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

The results of the trials will be assessed by Ifab at its meetings throughout the seasons, and this could lead to a permanent law change globally from 2027-28.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Ansari said she learned only this week that the brothers had traveled to D.C. for meetings, including one with Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

For all the hubbub surrounding them, Fed meetings had become pretty predictable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

There are other meetings like ours being held, petitions being passed around, and calls for action.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Related Words

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