meeting

noun

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — A grand jury used by Special Counsel Robert Mueller has heard secret testimony from a Russian-American lobbyist who attended a June 2016 meeting with President Donald Trump’s eldest son, The Associated Press has learned.

— eric tucker, The Seattle Times, "Source: Lobbyist in Trump Tower meeting spoke to grand jury," 30 Aug. 2017
Linebacker Matthew Thomas, the top tackler from 2016, has yet to practice this week leading into the 7 p.m. Saturday meeting with the Crimson Tide.

— michael casagrande, AL.com, "Jimbo Fisher surprised top FSU tackler still not practicing as Alabama looms," 30 Aug. 2017
The Aug. 28 letter from Paul M. Mitchell requests the Naperville City Council postpone its review of the local landmark issue from its Sept. 5 meeting to Sept. 19.

— erin hegarty, Naperville Sun, "Developer wants delay on old Nichols landmark, variance meetings," 30 Aug. 2017
In 2016, Stills and teammates Michael Thomas, Arian Foster and Jelani Jenkins hosted a town hall meeting with community leaders, law enforcement and coaches.

— adam h. beasley, miamiherald, "Star on the field and activist off it, Kenny Stills insists ‘it’s in me to lead’ the Dolphins," 30 Aug. 2017
That meeting, city officials have said, was the first time Burns & McDonnell broached the idea of designing, building and privately financing a single terminal project at KCI.

— steve vockrodt and lynn horsley the kansas city star, kansascity, "A pair of new squabbles delays KCI contract selection," 29 Aug. 2017
With a joint meeting coming up between the Burbank Unified school board and City Council, school board members recently brainstormed topics such as fiscal viability to discuss with their city counterparts.

— priscella vega, Burbank Leader, "Amid budget hurdles, Burbank school officials brainstorm topics to discuss with City Council," 29 Aug. 2017
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the administration’s plans to investigate Chinese theft of American intellectual property—but the conversation reportedly devolved into a presidential venting session.

— mckay coppins, The Atlantic, "Channeling Breitbart From Behind the Resolute Desk," 28 Aug. 2017
TCU (0-0, Big 12) vs. Jackson State (0-0, SWAC) Kickoff: 7 p.m. Saturday, Amon G. Carter Stadium TV: FSSW Radio: WBAP 870-AM, KTCU 88.7 FM Series: This is the first meeting between the Horned Frogs and Tigers.

— carlos mendez, star-telegram, "TCU vs. Jackson State: What to know about the Horned Frogs and Tigers," 28 Aug. 2017

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First Known Use of meeting

14th century

meeting Synonyms

Synonyms

assembly, congress, convention, convocation, council, gathering, get-together, huddle, powwow

Antonyms

divergence

Related Words

clinic, workshop; cabinet, caucus, conclave, synod; demonstration, rally; confab, conversation, dialogue (also dialog), discourse, discussion, palaver, talk; negotiation, parley, summit; conference, forum, round-robin, roundtable, seminar, symposium; audience, interview, session

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