meeting

noun

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Examples: meeting in a Sentence

Definition of meeting

1 : an act or process of coming together: such as

a : an assembly for a common purpose (such as worship)

b : a session of horse or dog racing

2 : a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends

3 : intersection, junction

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Examples of meeting in a Sentence

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 of meeting from the Web

The judge ordered him to stay away from the victim and attend three Alcoholics Anonymous meetings per week during those two years.

— kathryn lindsay, refinery29.com, "Warner Bros. Denies Knowledge Of Bachelorette Contestant's Assault Conviction," 13 June 2018
The former celebrated defensive coordinator will attend many defensive meetings but won’t try to run them.

— vahe gregorian, kansascity, "Hey, Missouri Tigers fan: Here's why football coach Barry Odom deserves your trust," 12 June 2018
Try attending a meeting where there is no judgment, no formula, no pressure but support, understanding, experience and hope in living with addiction.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Vernon Edition," 12 June 2018
Following the awards presentation ceremony, the officers received a standing ovation from Mayor Zimmerman, the council and citizens attending the meeting.

— kristi nix, Houston Chronicle, "Sugar Land Police officers honored with Lifesaving Awards," 12 June 2018
The meeting is the best reminder that the Southern Baptist Convention is a voluntary affiliation of local churches without a strong top-down hierarchy, with opinions that vary considerably for a denomination considered strictly conservative.

— sarah smith, star-telegram, "Do politics belong in Southern Baptist Convention? Some say vice president's visit too divisive," 12 June 2018
The Saturday morning meeting was reportedly on the topic of women's empowerment and advancing gender equality.

— krystin arneson, Glamour, "Donald Trump Walked in Late to a Women's Empowerment Breakfast at the G7," 10 June 2018
With a cool reception all but assured, Trump has complained to aides about even having to attend the meeting, especially since his summit with Kim is just days away.

— catherine lucey, rob gillies, Time, "President Trump Heads to G-7 Summit Amid Tension Over Tariffs," 8 June 2018
There are four vacancies now, and not all commissioners attended the meeting in Louisville.

— james bruggers, The Courier-Journal, "Ohio River panel wants to give up power to set pollution-control rules," 8 June 2018

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First Known Use of meeting

14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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meeting Synonyms

Synonyms

confluence, conjunction, convergence, convergency;

Antonyms

divergence;

MEETING Defined for English Language Learners

meeting

noun

Definition of meeting for English Language Learners

: a gathering of people for a particular purpose (such as to talk about business)
: a gathering of people for religious worship
: a situation or occasion when two people see and talk to each other