date, rendezvous; gathering, assembly; get together; confluence; encounter
encounter; come in contact with; assemble; come before; make acquaintance; satisfy; be on schedule; face or deal with someone or something
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Meeting Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Meet
of Meet
(n.)
An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.
An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.
(n.)
A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers.
A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers.
(n.)
A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting.
A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting.
(n.)
A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.
meeting
\meet"ing\, n.
1. a coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of congress.
2. a junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers.
3. a congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting.
4. an assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on sunday; -- in england, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of dissenters.
similar words(18)
praise-meeting
mass meeting
vestry meeting
conference meeting
revival meeting
race meeting
prayer meeting
watch meeting
camp meeting
protracted meeting
class meeting
sports meeting
joint meeting
meeting place
primary meeting
luncheon meeting
lunch meeting
town meeting
cruinniú, m.
the annual meeting: an cruinniú cinn bhliana
to call a meeting: cruinniú a ghlaoch
the annual meeting: an cruinniú cinn bhliana
to call a meeting: cruinniú a ghlaoch
Cyfarfod = an assembly, a meeting
Eilwydd = n. love meeting
Oedfa = n. a set time; a meeting
Noun
1. a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
(hyponym) board meeting, committee meeting
(derivation) meet, ran into, encounter, run across, come across, see
2. the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
(synonym) coming together
(hypernym) assembly, assemblage, gathering
(hyponym) rendezvous
(derivation) meet, get together
3. a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my livingroom"
(synonym) get together
(hypernym) social gathering, social affair
(hyponym) conventicle
(derivation) meet, get together
4. a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
(synonym) encounter
(hypernym) convergence
(hyponym) conjunction, alignment
(derivation) meet, ran into, encounter, run across, come across, see
5. the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"
(synonym) merging, coming together
(hypernym) convergence, converging, convergency
(hyponym) concourse, confluence
6. a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"
(synonym) confluence
(hypernym) geographic point, geographical point
(classification) river
Noun
1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
(synonym) sports meeting
(hypernym) athletic contest, athletic competition, athletics
(hyponym) gymkhana
(part-meronym) track and field
(derivation) encounter, play, take on
Verb
1. come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
(synonym) ran into, encounter, run across, come across, see
(hyponym) intersect, cross
(verb-group) gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
(derivation) meeting
2. get together socially or for a specific purpose
(synonym) get together
(hyponym) pick up
(derivation) sports meeting
3. be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"
(synonym) converge
(hyponym) breast
(verb-group) touch, adjoin, contact
4. fill or meet a want or need
(synonym) satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
(hypernym) provide, supply, ply, cater
(hyponym) answer
5. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
(synonym) fit, conform to
(hypernym) match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
(hyponym) coordinate
6. satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
(synonym) match, cope with
(hypernym) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
7. get to know; get acquainted with; "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore"
8. collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
(synonym) gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
(hypernym) interact
(hyponym) group, aggroup
(verb-group) ran into, encounter, run across, come across, see
(derivation) meeting, get together
9. meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?"
(hypernym) gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
(hyponym) meet up with
10. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
(synonym) encounter, play, take on
(hyponym) confront, face
(entail) compete, vie, contend
(verb-group) play
(derivation) sports meeting
11. experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"
(synonym) encounter, receive
(hypernym) have, experience
12. undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
(synonym) suffer
(hypernym) experience, undergo, see, go through
13. be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
(synonym) touch, adjoin, contact
(hyponym) cover, spread over
(verb-group) converge
Adjective
1. being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"
(synonym) fitting
(similar) just
Meeting Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Meeting Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
- For multi-event athletic competitions see Track and Field Competitions, section "Meetings".
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Meeting Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Meeting Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
calling; meeting
a city; wall; meeting
city; vocation; meeting
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock. AboutMeeting Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Both '5'
hands, palms facing, are held with fingers pointing out from the body. With a sweeping motion they are brought in toward the chest, and all fingertips come together. This is repeated.
