Meeting

noun

/ˈmiːtɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 79.2

Definitions

1.noun(gerund) The act of persons or things that meet.

"Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people."

2.nounA gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.

"We need to have a meeting about that soon."

3.noun(collective) The people at such a gathering.

"What has the meeting decided."

4.nounAn encounter between people, even accidental.

"They came together in a chance meeting on the way home from work."

5.nounA place or instance of junction or intersection; a confluence.

"Earthquakes occur at the meeting of tectonic plates."

6.nounA religious service held by a charismatic preacher in small towns in the United States.

7.nounAn administrative unit in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

"Denver meeting is a part of Intermountain yearly meeting."