noun

meeting

MEE-tihng

noun

A gathering of people organized for a particular purpose, such as making decisions or sharing information.

"We have a meeting scheduled with the client at ten o'clock."

"The staff meeting ran long because of the budget discussion."

An instance of two or more people or things coming together, sometimes by chance.

"Their first meeting was at a mutual friend's wedding."

How to Use Meeting

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA get-together, usually for work or a formal purpose, or simply an encounter between people.

Common pairings

hold a meeting attend a meeting chance meeting meeting agenda

meetings plural

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We have a _____ scheduled with the client at ten o'clock.

Formed from the verb "meet" plus the suffix "-ing," going back to Old English mēting.

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