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meet·ing

Pronounced:

/ˈmi:tɪŋ/Listen to audio

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural meet·ings

Meaning:

1 a [count] : a gathering of people for a particular purpose (such as to talk about business) The club's monthly meeting will be held next Monday evening. She was too busy to attend the meeting. Let's have/hold/call/convene a meeting to discuss these problems. postpone/adjourn/close a business meeting a committee/staff meeting I wasn't able to talk to him because he was in a meeting. b : a gathering of people for religious worship [count] a Quaker meeting a revival meeting a prayer meeting [noncount] (US) He attends Quaker meeting.
2 [count] a : a situation or occasion when two people see and talk to each other They started dating each other soon after their first meeting. Their friendship began with a chance meeting at a business convention. b : a situation or occasion when athletes or teams compete against each other Tonight's game will be their first meeting of the season. c Brit : 2meet 1 an athletics meeting
3 [singular] : the place where two things come together a town at the meeting of two rivers
a meeting of minds or US a meeting of the minds
: an understanding or agreement between two people or groups The company and the union tried to come to a meeting of the minds. [=they tried to reach an agreement]
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