meeting
∞
1.0
- noun
- /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
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- The meeting will be held in the conference room at 10 AM.
- attend a meeting
- hold a meeting
- schedule a meeting
We'll have our divine meeting and I'll make it.
- We'll have our divine meeting and I'll make it.
- See, right now, could we have held this meeting under a tree?
- We had two meetings with HTC at CES.
- And I attended, you know, their annual meeting last month at MIT.
- We are off to a meeting now with Unwell.
- Some of it is meetings with VCs about that.
- What would a clergy team meeting look like?
- Or maybe you can not do meetings for weeks or months or years.
- He's like, on a meeting out for a walk.
- Today on the agenda I've got a meeting with.
- Bunk bedding it and doing meetings three times a day.
- After second day meeting with the FBI, phone rings.
- We do a lot of lot of tedious meetings back-to-back to back.
Examples
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So OK, this meeting ended really fast.
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First, coaches offered a weekly, optional after-school meeting time in the staff lounge once per week.
Academic text (2012) -
We are now going into a meeting about the book.
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OK, I just left my first meeting and so far so good.
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-I told you last night I have a meeting with a client this morning.
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We'll schedule the meeting two weeks from Thursday.
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I invited Carol to the December department meeting held just before the holiday break.
Academic text (2015) -
I call to order the first public meeting of the TRRC.
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Students with disabilities may need preparation before the meeting, as well as assistance during their meeting.
Academic text (2012) -
The 202 teachers from this group who attended the meeting formed the sample of this study.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
∞
3.4
A large meeting where people with the same job or interest gather
∞
3.0
A formal meeting where people discuss and share information
663
2.5
A time set aside for a certain activity like a meeting
267
3.7
A formal social event with food, music, and speeches
203
1.0
A meeting of people for a social or special purpose
162
2.5
A group of people who meet for a common purpose
46
1.9
A small informal meeting for people to talk and spend time together
43
2.5
A meeting of people who run a company to discuss and decide important matters
42
2.6
A meeting where people in a town discuss and decide local issues
36
2.2
A formal gathering where people talk about work or company matters
28
3.4
A meeting where local people ask officials questions and discuss community issues
21
3.6
A formal meal or meeting where people sit together to talk
19
1.9
A gathering where people meet to talk and enjoy themselves
15
1.0
A time when family members meet to celebrate or spend time together
13
3.5
A planned informal meeting for people with the same interests, often arranged online
12
3.2
A formal meeting of people who discuss and decide important things
8
2.2
A planned time when several people come together to talk about something
7
3.3
A discussion where people who are equal share ideas about a topic
7
2.8
A time when people gather to pray and sing together often in a church
7
2.7
An event where people meet to talk and spend time together
3
2.8
An event where people meet to celebrate or spend time together
3
7.7
A formal group of people gathered for a meeting or ceremony
2
3.4
A large public gathering where people meet to support or protest a cause
1
3.4
A business meeting held during lunch to discuss work
A formal party or ceremony where many people meet
A meeting where people come together for social or religious reasons
An informal meeting for people to share ideas and talk
A meeting of people to discuss and decide important matters
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
43
2.5
A meeting of people who run a company to discuss and decide important matters
28
3.4
A meeting where local people ask officials questions and discuss community issues
2
4.2
Complete agreement and understanding between people that lets them work together
- Archaic
1
7.0
A religious gathering that takes place outdoors or in tents for several days
- Formal
A meeting where local elected officials discuss and decide city matters
- Literature
A private meeting where people make important decisions away from the public
A headlight setting that lights the road without blinding other drivers
- Offensive
A gathering where people have no useful ideas or real discussion
How Formal
∞
3.4
- Formal
∞
3.0
∞
1.0
203
1.0
- Informal
46
1.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Meeting comes from the simple verb meet, which meant 'to come together'. So a meeting is a time when people come together for a purpose, like work or celebration.