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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This year, the longtime friends celebrated the 10-anniversary of their meeting with a partnership with Green Giant, as the brand celebrates its 100th anniversary.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
The plan that the commission forwarded at a special meeting on Tuesday includes redirecting $110 million of economic activity tax revenue that comes from various sources toward the developer’s infrastructure costs, such as garages and streetscape projects.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
She is allowed to meet with her father, but these meetings take place with restrictions and under the supervision of a social worker.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … NAME GAME – Royal experts slam Meghan Markle's 'bizarre' title usage in near-empty room meeting.
—FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
The plan that the commission forwarded at a special meeting on Tuesday includes redirecting $110 million of economic activity tax revenue that comes from various sources toward the developer’s infrastructure costs, such as garages and streetscape projects.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
She is allowed to meet with her father, but these meetings take place with restrictions and under the supervision of a social worker.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … NAME GAME – Royal experts slam Meghan Markle's 'bizarre' title usage in near-empty room meeting.
—FOXNews.com, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meeting
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“Meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meeting. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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