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meeting
[ mee-ting ]
noun
- the act of coming together:
a chance meeting in the park.
Synonyms: , ,
- an assembly or conference of persons for a specific purpose:
a ten o'clock business meeting.
- the body of persons present at an assembly or conference:
to read a report to the meeting.
- a hostile encounter; duel.
- an assembly for religious worship, especially of Quakers.
the meeting of two roads;
the meeting of the waters.
meeting
/ ˈːɪŋ /
noun
- an act of coming together; encounter
- an assembly or gathering
- a conjunction or union
- a sporting competition, as of athletes, or of horse racing
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·iԲ noun
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
- take a meeting, Informal. to hold, conduct, or participate in a meeting:
The producer took a meeting with the cast of the film.
Example Sentences
Q: There’s a penalty for not meeting the targets, but no bonuses for meeting them: You meet the goals or else, right?
Officials from both parties confirmed the meeting had taken place, with the White House describing it as "very productive".
Relations have been so poor between DR Congo and Rwanda that the meeting in Washington and a promise to resolve disputes through dialogue is a sign of progress.
Rams coach Sean McVay is accustomed to inspiring players on the field and in the team’s meeting rooms and locker rooms.
This was their fourth meeting in just over two months.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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