'Meeting' definitions:

Definition of 'meeting'

From: WordNet
noun
A formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" [syn: meeting, group meeting]
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A small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room" [syn: meeting, get together]
noun
A casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" [syn: meeting, encounter]
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The social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" [syn: meeting, coming together]
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The act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds" [syn: merging, meeting, coming together]
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A place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" [syn: confluence, meeting]

Definition of 'Meeting'

From: GCIDE
  • Meeting \Meet"ing\ (m[=e]t"[i^]ng), n.
  • 1. A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonious meeting. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Conference; assembly; company; convention; congregation; junction; confluence; union. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Meeting'

From: GCIDE
  • Meet \Meet\ (m[=e]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Met (m[e^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. Meeting.] [OE. meten, AS. m[=e]tan, fr. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; akin to OS. m[=o]tian to meet, Icel. maeta, Goth. gam[=o]tjan. See Moot, v. t.]
  • 1. To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear. [1913 Webster]
  • His daughter came out to meet him. --Judg. xi. 34. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate. [1913 Webster]
  • Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst, Which meets contempt, or which compassion first. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand. [1913 Webster]
  • To meet half way, literally, to go half the distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'meeting'

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