meeting

1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

Get familiar with these two comedians who will be telling stories about their audition processes and awkward meetings with Lorne Michaels on podcasts for the rest of their lives. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Many content buyers began scheduling meetings with major streamers and studios. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

There were nearly 2,500 bilateral meetings with international buyers during the three day show. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

The purpose is not to intimidate you but to proactively acknowledge the challenges at the very beginning of the meeting, to disarm the pushback. — Inga Bielińska, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 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