Meeting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmiːtɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Meeting is a noun meaning (gerund, uncountable) The act of persons or things that meet.
Meaning
(gerund, uncountable) The act of persons or things that meet.
More Meanings
- A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.
- (collective) The people at such a gathering.
- An encounter between people, even accidental.
- A place or instance of junction or intersection; a confluence.
- (rustic US, dated) A religious service held by a charismatic preacher in small towns in the United States.
- (Quakerism) An administrative unit in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
- present participle and gerund of meet
Example Sentences
What has the meeting decided.
We need to have a meeting about that soon.
Earthquakes occur at the meeting of tectonic plates.
Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people.
Word Forms
- meetings
Synonyms for meeting
Depending on context, synonyms include assembly, convocation, gathering, meet-up, rendezvous, powwow.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include junction, merging, encounter, get together, confluence, rendezvous.
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