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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President Richard Nixon immediately called an emergency Oval Office meeting.
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Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
The meeting is part of a broader diplomatic effort that Pakistan says is aimed at de-escalating tensions in the region.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Trump’s Cabinet meetings might as well be filmed in North Korea what with the obsequious pandering before one of them dares speak.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
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Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
The meeting is part of a broader diplomatic effort that Pakistan says is aimed at de-escalating tensions in the region.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
Trump’s Cabinet meetings might as well be filmed in North Korea what with the obsequious pandering before one of them dares speak.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
Leo's one-day visit included a meeting with Monaco's Catholic community in the cathedral and Mass in the sports stadium.
—CBS News, 28 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 3 Apr. 2026.
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