Meeting meaning

What does “meeting” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“meeting” is a noun with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a formally arranged gathering.

meeting

a formally arranged gathering
“next year the meeting will be in Chicago”
“the meeting elected a chairperson”
Synonymsgroup meeting
a small informal social gathering
“there was an informal meeting in my living room”
Synonymsget together
a casual or unexpected convergence
“he still remembers their meeting in Paris”
“there was a brief encounter in the hallway”
Synonymsencounter
the social act of assembling for some common purpose
“his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day”
“the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress”
Synonymscoming together congress
the act of joining together as one
“the merging of the two groups occurred quickly”
“there was no meeting of minds”
Synonymsmerging coming together
a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
“Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers”
Synonymsconfluence

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University