meeting

noun

meet·​ing ˈmē-tiŋ 

1

: an act or process of coming together: such as

a

: an assembly for a common purpose (such as worship)

b

: a session of horse or dog racing

2

: a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends

3

: intersection, junction

Synonyms

• assembly
• congress
• convention
• convocation
• council
• gathering
• get-together
• huddle

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

Make your meetings tight and focused instead of sprawling and vague. —Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

The chances of another rate cut at the Fed’s first policy meeting of the year in January slipped to under 10%, according to fed funds futures trading tracked by the CME FedWatch tool. —Brian Evans,karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024

Zelenskyy is scheduled to address European Union leaders during a full summit meeting Thursday. —The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 19 Dec. 2024

The meeting was eventually brought to order by about 10:35 a.m., though some commotion persisted. —Hayden Mitman, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024

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
• prayer meeting
• protracted meeting
• revival meeting
• Sunday-go-to-meeting
• town meeting

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