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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Economists have forecast, for the most part, that a majority of the BOE’s nine-member monetary policy committee (MPC) will vote to keep its key interest rate, known as Bank Rate, unchanged at 4% at its November meeting.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The district board is set to adopt its 2025-26 grant award list at its regular meeting Tuesday.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Lighting and sound adjust to occupancy, and video systems auto-frame speakers to make hybrid meetings feel equal.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The following month, according to the FBI, the man joined a group call from overseas with five others – including an FBI confidential source, who recorded the meeting.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2025
The district board is set to adopt its 2025-26 grant award list at its regular meeting Tuesday.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Lighting and sound adjust to occupancy, and video systems auto-frame speakers to make hybrid meetings feel equal.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
The following month, according to the FBI, the man joined a group call from overseas with five others – including an FBI confidential source, who recorded the meeting.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 5 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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