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 had yet to start meeting with prospective clubs trying to sign him.

From Los Angeles Times

In the final meeting, the international community plans to adopt a global agreement with objectives including reducing the production of new plastics and reducing hazardous plastics chemicals.

From Science Daily

After the department’s press office began fielding questions, then-interim Chief Dominic Choi raised the matter at a senior staff meeting in September.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the Bulwark report, senators left that meeting with a sense of unease.

From Salon

"It was clear there was a meeting of minds and a partnership that's going to work for both sides," he told BBC News.

From BBC

Related Words

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