meeting

noun

|Updated on: 11 Aug 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

Heart and skill over numbers was the theme of the second of the three team meetings Cubs manager Joe Maddon conducts every season.

— mark gonzales, chicagotribune.com, "Cubs manager Joe Maddon emphasizes 'good old-fashioned baseball' in meeting," 15 July 2018
This year's meetings of the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors are generating far greater interest.

— CBS News, "Top state election officials meet amid security concerns," 14 July 2018
On Thursday, a call for questions was sent inside Uber to prepare for the company’s weekly staff meeting on Tuesday.

— mike isaac, BostonGlobe.com, "At Uber, new questions arise about executive behavior," 14 July 2018
The Wimbledon Foundation also tweeted several photos of Markle and Middleton meeting with Tia Clarke, the 11-year-old girl who did the coin toss for the match.

— julyssa lopez, Glamour, "Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton Just Made Their First Solo Appearance Together at Wimbledon," 14 July 2018
Most associations have additional rules meeting their particular needs, such as amenity usage rules, architectural and landscaping standards, parking rules, and meeting rules, for example.

— kelly g. richardson, sandiegouniontribune.com, "HOA Homefront: Are these rules valid?," 14 July 2018
The online survey is the start of the revision process, which also will include meetings and hearings before the new document is finished, DeVoe said.

— bill leukhardt, Courant Community, "Plainville Asks Residents For Ideas On Updating Master Plan Of Devopment," 14 July 2018
Schnatter would not divulge anything from a board meeting's closed session, as he is prohibited by law.

— jake lourim, The Courier-Journal, "John Schnatter recalls Tom Jurich's firing, battle with David Grissom," 13 July 2018
Bad to worse In November, Mr. Voge flew to Chicago for firm meetings.

— sara randazzo, WSJ, "The Sexting Scandal That Toppled One of America’s Most Powerful Lawyers," 13 July 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