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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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Reach out to a neighbor for a quick meeting that could move a plan forward, and suggest a simple follow-up so momentum continues.
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Future meetings are yet to be determined.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Kent did meet with both Vance and Gabbard on Tuesday, one day prior to tendering his resignation, people familiar with the meeting told the Washington Examiner.
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Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
Reach out to a neighbor for a quick meeting that could move a plan forward, and suggest a simple follow-up so momentum continues.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Future meetings are yet to be determined.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Kent did meet with both Vance and Gabbard on Tuesday, one day prior to tendering his resignation, people familiar with the meeting told the Washington Examiner.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
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 22 Mar. 2026.
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