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to wrap a meeting

to wrap a meeting

2 3.2
To finish a meeting so everyone can leave
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : dar por concluida una reunión
  • At the end of the day, it's important to wrap up the meeting with clear action points.
  • just wrapped up a meeting
  • officials wrapped up a meeting

Examples

  • Federal Reserve policymakers wrap up a two-day meeting Wednesday with few options to rev up an economy that may be "stuck in the mud," as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke recently told Congress.

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  • The team decided to wrap up the meeting after discussing all the agenda items.

  • After hearing everyone's opinions, the manager will wrap up the meeting with a summary.

Synonyms

to end
vsto wrap a meeting
∞ 1.0

To stop something or make it finish

is specific to concluding a gathering rather than any general ending
to close
vsto wrap a meeting
∞ 1.0

To finish an event, meeting, or activity

implies ending a gathering with authority and procedure
to wrap up
vsto wrap a meeting
226 3.0

Finish an activity or task

is specific to ending a formal gathering rather than general tasks
to adjourn
vsto wrap a meeting
  • Formal
81 5.3

Stop a meeting for a short time to continue later

ends a gathering permanently rather than temporarily pausing it
to sign off
vsto wrap a meeting
37 3.8

To end a broadcast or show, usually with a final remark

is used to close a gathering rather than to end broadcasts or messages
to tie up
vsto wrap a meeting
22 3.3

Finish the last small details to complete something

focuses on ending the gathering itself rather than finalizing details
to terminate the session
vsto wrap a meeting
  • Specialized
5.8

End a computer or website connection when you finish using it

applies to formal computing stops not only to ending a live gathering

Antonyms

to open
∞ 1.0

To begin an event or activity

How Final

to end
∞ 1.0
to close
∞ 1.0
to wrap a meeting
2 3.2
to adjourn
  • Formal
81 5.3

Surface Forms

wrap a meeting infinitive
wrapped a meeting past
wrapped a meeting past participle
wrapping a meeting present participle
wraps a meeting third person singular

Morphology

wrap + a + meeting

The sense 'to bring a meeting to an end' is a metaphorical extension of the literal verb 'wrap' (to cover or bundle), and in English the target meaning is usually expressed as the phrasal verb 'wrap up'. Because the concluding sense depends on a metaphor/particle construction rather than straightforward composition of the literal constituents, a B1 learner who only knows the literal meaning of 'wrap' may not reliably infer the MWE's meaning. This makes the expression partially transparent but dependent on exposure to the idiomatic usage.

Etymology

Wrap a meeting comes from the image of putting the last bit of paper or string around a parcel to close it, like making a final wrap around a package. So, to wrap a meeting means to 'finish' the meeting and close things up.