meeting

noun

meet·​ing ˈmē-tiŋ 

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

Synonyms of meeting

• gathering
• convention

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

Recent Examples on the Web

First, Harry spoke of his desire for reconciliation, then there was the apparently successful meeting between the king, his younger son and daughter-in-law and their children last month at Charles’ Highgrove estate in western England. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

At a city council meeting next week, leaders in northwest suburban Rolling Meadows will discuss the future of Flock in that community. — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Navarro said in Spanish that the meeting’s objective was to understand Peru’s needs and how to provide support with a rapid response. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Denker has focused on cooperation, conducting a stream of meetings and calls to placate and compromise. — Adam Kilgore, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing meeting

• a meeting of (the) minds
• business meeting
• camp meeting
• meeting of minds
• meeting of the minds
• prayer meeting
• protracted meeting
• revival meeting
• Sunday-go-to-meeting
• town meeting

Rhymes for meeting

• beating
• bleating
• cheating
• eating
• fleeting
• greeting
• heating
• seating
• sheeting
• sweeting
• treating
• accreting

Kids Definition

meeting

noun

meet·​ing

ˈmēt-iŋ

1

: the act of persons or things that meet

a chance meeting

2

: a coming together of a number of persons for a definite purpose

the club meeting

3

: an assembly for religious worship

a Quaker meeting

4

: the place where two things come together : junction