meet·ing

(mē′tĭng)

1. The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter.

2. An assembly or gathering of people, as for a business, social, or religious purpose.

Idiom:

meeting of the minds

Agreement; concord.

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meeting

(ˈmiːtɪŋ)

1. an act of coming together; encounter

2. an assembly or gathering

3. a conjunction or union

4. (General Sporting Terms) a sporting competition, as of athletes, or of horse racing

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meet•ing

(ˈmi tɪŋ)

n.

1. the act of coming together.

2. an assembly or conference of persons.

3. an assembly for religious worship, esp. by Quakers.

4. a place or point of contact: the meeting of two roads.

Idioms:

1. meeting of minds, agreement; accord.

2. take a meeting, to hold or participate in a meeting.

Meeting

a public gathering, 1513; a race meeting, 1764; an assembly for worship, 1593.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" group meeting assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place board meeting, committee meeting - a meeting for administrative purposes camp meeting - religious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and lasting several days caucus - a closed political meeting conclave - a confidential or secret meeting conference - a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) congress - a meeting of elected or appointed representatives convention - a large formal assembly; "political convention" council - a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council" forum - a public meeting or assembly for open discussion plenum - a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases" psychotherapy group - a meeting of people for psychotherapeutic purposes stockholders meeting - a meeting at which the management reports to the stockholders of a company summit meeting, summit - a meeting of heads of governments town meeting - a meeting of the inhabitants of a town
	2.	meeting - a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room" get together social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship conventicle - a secret unauthorized meeting for religious worship appointment, engagement, date - a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" visit - a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice; "he scheduled a visit to the dentist" lunch meeting, luncheon meeting - a meeting for lunch; usually to conduct business while eating power breakfast - a meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfast seance, sitting, session - a meeting of spiritualists; "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"
	3.	meeting - a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" encounter convergence - the occurrence of two or more things coming together alignment, conjunction - (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
	4.	meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" coming together gathering, assemblage, assembly - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly" rendezvous - a meeting planned at a certain time and place session - a meeting devoted to a particular activity; "a filming session"; "a gossip session" socialising, socializing, socialisation, socialization - the act of meeting for social purposes; "there was too much socialization with the enlisted men" visit - the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity; "a visit to the dentist" visit - the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection) visit - the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time; "he dropped by for a visit"
	5.	meeting - the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds" merging, coming together converging, convergency, convergence - the act of converging (coming closer) concourse, confluence - a coming together of people
	6.	meeting - a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" confluence geographic point, geographical point - a point on the surface of the Earth river - a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"

meeting

noun

1. conference, gathering, assembly, meet, congress, session, rally, convention, get-together (informal), reunion, congregation, hui (N.Z.), conclave, convocation, powwow He travels to London regularly for business meetings.

2. encounter, introduction, confrontation, engagement, rendezvous, tryst, assignation Thirty-seven years after our first meeting I was back in his studio.

3. convergence, union, crossing, conjunction, junction, intersection, concourse, confluence the meeting of three streams

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meeting

noun

1. The act or fact of coming together:

concourse, confluence, convergence, gathering, junction.

2. A number of persons who have come or been gathered together:

assemblage, assembly, body, company, conclave, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, crowd, gathering, group, muster, troop.

Informal: get-together.

3. A formal assemblage of the members of a group:

assembly, conference, congress, convention, convocation.

Translations

إجْتِماعاجتماعاجْتِمَاعٌلِقاءمجلس

setkáníschůzeschůzka

mødeforsamling

Versammlung Treffen Zusammenkunft Besprechung Begegnung

συνάντηση σύνοδος

reunión encuentro junta mitinmítin

tapaaminenyhtymäkohtakokouspalaveriristeyskohta

réunion rencontre abord

ישיבה פגישה

sastanakschůze

találkozás

incontromeetingreunion

rapattemu

fundur

incontro raduno ritrovo riunione adunanza

会議ミーティング会会合

만남회합

vergadering zitting afspraak bijeenkomst ontmoeting

møte

spotkanie

reunião encontro

встреча собрание совещание стык пересечение

schôdza

sestaneksrečanje

möte

การประชุม

buluşma karşılaşma toplantı

cuộc họp

会议聚会

meeting

[ˈmiːtɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= assembly, business meeting) → reunión f; [of legislative body] → sesión f; (= popular gathering) → mitin m, mitín m
to address a meeting → tomar la palabra en una reunión
to call a meeting → convocar una reunión
I have a meeting at ten → tengo una reunión a las diez
the Council had a meeting on Thursday → el Consejo se reunió el jueves
to hold a meeting → celebrar una reunión
I'm afraid Jeremy's in a meeting → ahora mismo Jeremy está reunido or está en una reunión
to open a meeting → abrir una sesión

2. (between 2 people, arranged) → cita f, compromiso m; (accidental) → encuentro m; (with politician, person in authority) → entrevista f, encuentro m
I liked him from our first meeting → me gustó desde el día que le conocí or desde nuestro primer encuentro
to have a meeting the minister had a meeting with the ambassador → el ministro se entrevistó con el embajador
I had a meeting with the headmistress today → hoy he tenido una entrevista or reunión con la directora
a meeting of minds → un encuentro de inteligencias

3. (Athletics) → competición f (Horse racing) → jornada f; (between two teams) → encuentro m

4. [of rivers] → confluencia f

B. CPD meeting house N (gen) → centro m or sala f de reuniones (Rel) → templo m (de los cuáqueros)
meeting place N [of 2 people] → lugar m de cita; [of many] → lugar m de reunión or encuentro
this bar was their usual meeting place → solían citarse en este bar, acostumbraban reunirse en este bar
meeting point N (lit) → punto m de reunión, punto m de encuentro (fig) → punto m de convergencia
the meeting point between East and West → el punto de convergencia entre Oriente y Occidente

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meeting

[ˈmiːtɪŋ] n

[group] → réunion f
a business meeting → une réunion d'affaires
to call a meeting → convoquer une réunion
to be in a meeting (at work) → être en réunion
She's in a meeting → Elle est en réunion.

[individuals] → rencontre f
their first meeting → leur première rencontre
a chance meeting → une rencontre fortuite
a meeting with sb → une rencontre avec qn

(= session) [club] → réunion f
When's the next meeting? → Quand est la prochaine réunion?

[large organization] (formal) → assemblée f

(ATHLETICS) → meeting mmeeting place n

(for people) → lieu m de réunion

(for appointment) → lieu m de rendez-vous

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meeting

→ Begegnung f, → Zusammentreffen nt; (arranged) → Treffen nt; (= business meeting) → Besprechung f, → Konferenz f; the minister had a meeting with the ambassador → der Minister traf zu Gesprächen mit dem Botschafter zusammen

(of committee, board of directors, council) → Sitzung f; (of members, employees, citizens) → Versammlung f, → Meeting nt; at the last meeting → bei der letzten Sitzung; the committee has three meetings a year → der Ausschuss tagt dreimal im Jahr; Mr Jones is at/in a meeting → Herr Jones ist (gerade) in einer Sitzung; meeting of creditors → Gläubigerversammlung f

(Sport) → Veranstaltung f; (between teams, opponents) → Begegnung f, → Treffen nt

(of rivers) → Zusammenfluss m; at the meeting of the X and the Y → wo X und Y zusammenfließen

meeting

meeting house

n → Gemeindehaus nt → (der Quäker)

meeting place

n → Treffpunkt m

meeting point

n → Treffpunkt m; (of rivers) → Zusammenfluss m; (of lines) → Berührungspunkt m; at the meeting of the two roads → wo die beiden Straßen zusammentreffen; at the meeting of the two cultures → wo sich die beiden Kulturen treffen

meeting room

n → Sitzungssaal m

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meeting

[ˈmiːtɪŋ]

1. n

a. (between individuals) → incontro; (arranged) → appuntamento; (interview) → intervista, colloquio
the minister had a meeting with the ambassador → il ministro ha avuto un colloquio con or si è incontrato con l'ambasciatore

b. (session, of club, committee, council) → riunione f; (of members, citizens, employees) → assemblea
to call a meeting → convocare una riunione
Mrs Stark is in a meeting → la signora Stark è in riunione

c. (Sport) (rally) → raduno (Horse-racing) → riunione f ippica

meet

(miːt) – past tense, past participle met (met) – verb

1. to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance. She met a man on the train.

2. (sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement. The committee meets every Monday.

3. to be introduced to (someone) for the first time. Come and meet my wife.

4. to join. Where do the two roads meet?

5. to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc). Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?

6. to come into the view, experience or presence of. A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.

7. to come to or be faced with. He met his death in a car accident.

8. (with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response. She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.

9. to answer or oppose. We will meet force with greater force.

noun

a gathering, especially of sportsmen. The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.

ˈmeeting noun

1. an act of meeting. The meeting between my mother and my husband was not friendly.

2. a gathering of people for discussion or another purpose. to attend a committee meeting.

meet (someone) halfway

to respond to (someone) by making an equal effort or a compromise. I'll invest $5,000 in this idea if you meet me halfway and do the same.

meeting

→ اجْتِمَاعٌ schůzka møde Treffen συνάντηση reunión tapaaminen réunion sastanak incontro 会議 만남 vergadering møte spotkanie reunião встреча möte การประชุม buluşma cuộc họp 会议

meeting

n. reunión, junta.

1. partes que se unen, tales como las partes de un hueso a las márgenes de una herida;

2. reunión de un grupo de personas.

I'd like to arrange a meeting with ... → Htio bih ugovoriti sastanak s ... → 我想安排与...见一面