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
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
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The Galaxy didn’t find the light switch until late in Saturday’s meeting with Sporting Kansas City.
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Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
In their only other meeting with the Rangers this season, the Wild got one of their three wins in the month of October, grabbing a 3-1 victory at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, with Yurov scoring his first NHL goal.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Medvedev had dropped his last four meetings against Alcaraz, including a loss in the Indian Wells final in 2024.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Mayor John McCann, who presided over the meeting, acknowledged all six candidates following the vote.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
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Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
In their only other meeting with the Rangers this season, the Wild got one of their three wins in the month of October, grabbing a 3-1 victory at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, with Yurov scoring his first NHL goal.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Medvedev had dropped his last four meetings against Alcaraz, including a loss in the Indian Wells final in 2024.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Mayor John McCann, who presided over the meeting, acknowledged all six candidates following the vote.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meeting. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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