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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Every meeting between bare skin and river air saps your resolve, but those that resist the comfort of a warm den and a big screen television packed with sporting events are rewarded with some of the year's best fishing.
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Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
The game had a much quieter start than the first two meetings between the teams, both of which began with fisticuffs right off the bat.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Drugs used to postpone puberty, counseling and meeting with other kids experiencing the same feelings helped tame the turmoil.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
One notable difference from the earlier meeting was the job Fullerton did against Cal Poly’s Peter Bandelj.
—Oc Register, 25 Jan. 2026
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Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
The game had a much quieter start than the first two meetings between the teams, both of which began with fisticuffs right off the bat.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Drugs used to postpone puberty, counseling and meeting with other kids experiencing the same feelings helped tame the turmoil.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2026
One notable difference from the earlier meeting was the job Fullerton did against Cal Poly’s Peter Bandelj.
—Oc Register, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meeting. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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