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meeting - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'meeting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Meeting [ n.]
- A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.
- A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers.
- A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting.
- An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.
2 . Meeting [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Meet

Meaning of 'meeting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . meeting [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a casual or unexpected convergence
Example in sentence:
  • he still remembers their meeting in Paris;
  • there was a brief encounter in the hallway
Meaning (2):
- the social act of assembling for some common purpose
Example in sentence:
  • his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day;
  • the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress
Meaning (3):
- a formally arranged gathering
Example in sentence:
  • next year the meeting will be in Chicago;
  • the meeting elected a chairperson
Meaning (4):
- a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
Example in sentence:
  • Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
Meaning (5):
- the act of joining together as one
Example in sentence:
  • the merging of the two groups occurred quickly;
  • there was no meeting of minds
Meaning (6):
- a small informal social gathering
Example in sentence:
  • there was an informal meeting in my living room