meeting

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noun

meet·​ing ˈmē-tiŋ 

1

: an act or process of coming together: such as

a

: a gathering of people for a common purpose (such as to discuss business)

specifically : an assembly for religious worship

a prayer meeting

b

: a situation or occasion when two people see or talk to each other

started dating soon after their first meeting

c

: a session of horse or dog racing

2

: a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends

3

: intersection, junction

the meeting of two rivers

meeting

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present participle of meet entry 1

Synonyms of meeting

Noun

• gathering
• convention

Examples of meeting in a Sentence

Noun

The club's monthly meeting will be held next Monday evening.

She was too busy to attend the meeting.

Let's have a meeting to discuss these problems.

I wasn't able to talk to him because he was in a meeting.

They started dating each other soon after their first meeting.

Their friendship began with a chance meeting at a business convention.

Tonight's game will be their first meeting of the season.

a town at the meeting of two rivers

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The board finally authorized a trainset contract at the Oct 28th meeting, just hours before Choudri resigned. — Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

The Sun’s meeting with retrograde Mercury favors revisiting the purpose before adding another task. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2026

All results are unofficial until the county commissioners officially canvass the ballots in an upcoming meeting. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Nov. 2026

Trump could use those meetings to throw Ukraine or Taiwan under the bus in the desperate hope of a peace deal. — Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing meeting

• a meeting of (the) minds
• business meeting
• camp meeting
• meeting of minds
• meeting of the minds
• prayer meeting
• protracted meeting
• revival meeting
• Sunday-go-to-meeting
• town meeting

Rhymes for meeting

• beating
• bleating
• cheating
• eating
• fleeting
• greeting
• heating
• seating
• sheeting
• sweeting
• treating
• accreting

Kids Definition

meeting

noun

meet·​ing

ˈmēt-iŋ

1

: the act of persons or things that meet

a chance meeting

2

: a coming together of a number of persons for a definite purpose

the club meeting

3

: an assembly for religious worship

a Quaker meeting

4

: the place where two things come together : junction