Meaning

(gerund, uncountable) The act of persons or things that meet..

Definitions by Sense

1. (gerund, uncountable) The act of persons or things that meet.
2. A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.
3. (collective) The people at such a gathering.
4. An encounter between people, even accidental.
5. A place or instance of junction or intersection; a confluence.
6. (rustic US, dated) A religious service held by a charismatic preacher in small towns in the United States.
7. (Quakerism) An administrative unit in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
8. present participle and gerund of meet

Example Sentences

Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people.

We need to have a meeting about that soon.

In a meeting with government officials, Moon noted that China was “much more advanced” than South Korea in rain-making technologies, his spokesman said.

What has the meeting decided.

They came together in a chance meeting on the way home from work.

Earthquakes occur at the meeting of tectonic plates.

You use ta give a good meetin'. I recollect one time you give a whole sermon walkin' around on your hands, yellin' your head off.

Denver meeting is a part of Intermountain yearly meeting.

Word Forms

• meetings

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Use meeting when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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