Synonyms of meetingnext
1
: an act or process of coming together: such as
a
: a gathering of people for a common purpose (such as to discuss business)
specifically : an assembly for religious worship
a prayer meeting
b
: a situation or occasion when two people see or talk to each other
started dating soon after their first meeting
c
: a session of horse or dog racing
2
: a permanent organizational unit of the Society of Friends
3
: intersection, junction
the meeting of two rivers

meeting

2 of 2

present participle of meet entry 1

Examples of meeting in a Sentence

Noun 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
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Noun
Theranos’ lawyers also confronted Carreyrou at the newspaper’s offices in a meeting that lasted about five hours. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 The meeting touched off a month of around-the-clock calls and video conferences. — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 During the latest talks, Putin expressed interest in the topic of restoring economic cooperation with the United States and the possibility of a meeting with China to discuss Ukraine. — Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 Afternoons are for meals, meetings, maintenance, and preparation. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for meeting

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of meeting was in the 14th century

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“Meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meeting. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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
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