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
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Example Sentences
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 See More
Recent Examples on the Web After the Privy Council meeting, the state trumpeters of the household cavalry gathered on the balcony of the redbrick palace to herald the new monarch. 
Max Colchester, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Days after the meeting, Peters signed an agreement that gave her another opportunity to meet the licensing requirements. CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 Days after the meeting, Peters signed an agreement that gave her another opportunity to meet the licensing requirements. Stephen Groves, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 Days after the meeting, Peters signed an agreement that gave her another opportunity to meet the licensing requirements. Stephen Groves, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 Council President Ted Bilski, D-Hobart, said after the meeting that the council heard one common theme during the budget presentation last week — employees need raises. Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 The pair fell for each other early on – after a meeting when Elizabeth was just 13 years old. Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Hay’s letter, drafted after a Sept. 1 meeting with Cartwright, said procurement officials involved in the bond program should be removed. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Pandemic restrictions, and other social controls more broadly, are expected to remain tight until after the meeting. Eva Dou, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 See More
Max Colchester, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Days after the meeting, Peters signed an agreement that gave her another opportunity to meet the licensing requirements. CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 Days after the meeting, Peters signed an agreement that gave her another opportunity to meet the licensing requirements. Stephen Groves, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 Days after the meeting, Peters signed an agreement that gave her another opportunity to meet the licensing requirements. Stephen Groves, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Sep. 2022 Council President Ted Bilski, D-Hobart, said after the meeting that the council heard one common theme during the budget presentation last week — employees need raises. Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 The pair fell for each other early on – after a meeting when Elizabeth was just 13 years old. Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 Hay’s letter, drafted after a Sept. 1 meeting with Cartwright, said procurement officials involved in the bond program should be removed. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Pandemic restrictions, and other social controls more broadly, are expected to remain tight until after the meeting. Eva Dou, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing meeting
Kids Definition
meeting
noun
meet·ing
ˈmē-tiŋ
1
: the act of persons or things that come together
a chance meeting
2
: a gathering of people for a particular purpose
The club holds weekly meetings.
meeting 1 of 2
noun
1
as in gathering
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose there will be another committee meeting next week to discuss the parish fair Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gathering
- convention
- conference
- conclave
- symposium
- assembly
- council
- congress
- workshop
- get-together
- convocation
- session
- seminar
- synod
- discussion
- conversation
- rally
- summit
- demonstration
- huddle
- caucus
- dialogue
- interview
- talk
- clinic
- negotiation
- roundtable
- cabinet
- forum
- discourse
- audience
- confab
- dialog
- parley
- palaver
- round-robin
2
as in conference
a body of people come together in one place a meeting marked by no consensus of what needs to be done Synonyms & Similar Words
- conference
- assembly
- gathering
- assemblage
- audience
- congregation
- symposium
- convocation
- panel
- synod
- ingathering
- market
- throng
- caucus
- crowd
- muster
- forum
- rally
- swarm
- gang
- coterie
- house
- company
- flock
- consort
- gallery
- press
- grandstand
- pack
- multitude
- horde
- rabble
- legion
- crush
- mob
- rabblement
3
as in convergence
the coming together of two or more things to the same point a meeting of two railroad lines Synonyms & Similar Words
- convergence
- merging
- confluence
- combining
- connecting
- conjunction
- convergency
- joining
- consolidation
- combination
- unification
- union
- connection
- linking
- juncture
- junction
- coupling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- divergence
meeting
2 of 2verb
1
as in encountering
to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face we never once met another car on that lonely country road Synonyms & Similar Words
- encountering
- confronting
- greeting
- catching
- running across
- running into
- bumping into
- running upon
- accosting
- facing
- passing
- saluting
- crossing paths (with)
- crossing
- remeeting
- stumbling (upon)
- reencountering
- happening (upon)
- chancing (upon)
- crisscrossing
- re-encountering
- colliding (with)
- crashing (into)
- hitting (upon)
- tumbling (to)
- lighting (upon)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- avoiding
- shaking
- escaping
- evading
- dodging
- eluding
- shunning
- ducking
2
as in converging
to come together into one body or place we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week Synonyms & Similar Words
- gathering
- converging
- convening
- rendezvousing
- assembling
- joining
- collecting
- forgathering
- clustering
- merging
- congregating
- collaborating
- concentering
- cooperating
- getting together
- foregathering
- concentrating
- conglomerating
- reconvening
- consolidating
- caucusing
- clubbing
- coupling
- consorting
- uniting
- affiliating
- federating
- remeeting
- associating
- confederating
- allying
- conjoining
- reassembling
- regathering
- ganging up
- banding (together)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dispersing
- leaving
- disbanding
- splitting (up)
- departing
- breaking up
- taking off
- dissociating
- disuniting
- disjoining
3
as in finding
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance met her future husband at a party Synonyms & Similar Words
- finding
- encountering
- running against
- coming across
- running across
- confronting
- bumping into
- running into
- discovering
- running upon
- facing
- hitting (upon)
- happening (on or upon)
- tumbling (upon)
- lighting (on or upon)
- stumbling (on or onto)
- pitching (upon)
- chancing (upon)
- turning up
- striking
- lucking (out, on, onto, or into)
4
as in fulfilling
to do what is required by the terms of a financially struggling city trying to meet its loans Synonyms & Similar Words
- fulfilling
- keeping
- satisfying
- completing
- answering
- finalizing
- filling
- accomplishing
- finishing
- achieving
- redeeming
- making good
- concluding
- abiding by
- executing
- consummating
- making
- complying (with)
- making good on
- effecting
- carrying out
- performing
- bringing about
- perfecting
- committing
- discharging
- bringing off
- compassing
- following through (with)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- violating
- breaking
- breaching
- transgressing
- ignoring
- forgetting
- disregarding
- neglecting
- overlooking
- defaulting (on)
- passing over
- slighting
- overpassing
5
as in facing
to enter into contest or conflict with the up-and-coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow Synonyms & Similar Words
- encountering
- facing
- fighting
- engaging
- battling
- opposing
- emulating
- taking on
- rivaling
- contending
- rivalling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- escaping
- evading
- retreating
- eluding
6
as in matching
to produce something equal to (as in quality or value) I'll meet your bet, nay, I'll even raise it Synonyms & Similar Words
- matching
- tying
- approaching
- tieing
- beating
- topping
- transcending
- equaling
- touching
- rivaling
- equalling
- surpassing
- bettering
- outdoing
- outshining
- eclipsing
- approximating
- rivalling
- outdistancing
- paralleling
- excelling
- outstripping
- overtopping
- keeping up
- amounting (to)
- measuring up (to)
- stacking up (against or with)
7
as in standing
to put up with (something painful or difficult) trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job Synonyms & Similar Words
- standing
- handling
- accepting
- taking
- tolerating
- enduring
- sustaining
- bearing
- supporting
- wearing
- going
- absorbing
- sticking out
- hacking
- swallowing
- standing for
- countenancing
- living with
- abiding
- biding
- sweating out
- brooking
- stomaching
- suffering
- permitting
- pocketing
- respecting
- toughing it out
- allowing
- lumping (it)
- acquiescing
- capitulating
- reconciling (to)
- submitting (to)
- yielding (to)
- assenting (to)
- consenting (to)
- agreeing (with or to)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dismissing
- rejecting
- declining
- fighting
- opposing
- refusing
- avoiding
- resisting
- combating
- missing
- repudiating
- turning down
- contesting
- escaping
- combatting
- evading
- dodging
- spurning
- circumventing
- bypassing
- eluding
- refraining (from)
- abstaining (from)
- forbearing
8
as in paying
to give what is owed for I paid a portion of the long-distance bill to keep my carrier from cutting off service until I can meet the remainder of the charges Synonyms & Similar Words
- paying
- settling
- standing
- balancing
- liquidating
- discharging
- paying off
- clearing
- footing
- quitting
- paying up
- recompensing
- springing (for)
- ponying up
- anteing (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- repudiating