meeting

[ mee-ting ]

noun

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.

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

Other Words From

• sub·meeting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of meeting¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

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

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

Example Sentences

He said it was “not difficult” to have a meeting with Ben Sulayem, but "having promises fulfilled is another matter".

From BBC

But Lazarus, a respected veteran inside NBCUniversal, tried to keep an optimistic tone when addressing staff, according to one attendee at the meeting at the network’s Rockefeller Center headquarters in New York.

From Los Angeles Times

As Wednesday’s meeting went on, council members introduced several amendments that, if adopted, would narrow the scope of the proposal and slow down its implementation.

From Los Angeles Times

Most lawmakers remained tight-lipped as they passed the gauntlet of journalists on their way out of the meeting.

From BBC

After meeting Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who has Hezbollah’s support to negotiate, Hochstein said he would go to Israel “to try to bring this to a close if we can”.

From BBC

Related Words

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