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Meeting people unlike oneself does not enlarge one's outlook; it only confirms one's idea that one is unique.
Elizabeth Bowen

Meaning of "meeting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEETING

meeting  [ˈmiːtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEETING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Meeting is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEETING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

meeting

Meeting

In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.

Definition of meeting in the English dictionary

The first definition of meeting in the dictionary is an act of coming together; encounter. Other definition of meeting is an assembly or gathering. Meeting is also a conjunction or union.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEETING


approximeeting
əˈprɒksɪˌmiːtɪŋ
beating
ˈbiːtɪŋ
cheating
ˈtʃiːtɪŋ
competing
kəmˈpiːtɪŋ
eating
ˈiːtɪŋ
fleeting
ˈfliːtɪŋ
greeting
ˈɡriːtɪŋ
heating
ˈhiːtɪŋ
Keating
ˈkiːtɪŋ
meat-eating
ˈmiːtˌiːtɪŋ
overeating
ˌəʊvərˈiːtɪŋ
overheating
ˌəʊvəˈhiːtɪŋ
repeating
rɪˈpiːtɪŋ
retreating
rɪˈtriːtɪŋ
seating
ˈsiːtɪŋ
sheeting
ˈʃiːtɪŋ
Sunday-go-to-meeting
ˈsʌndeɪɡəʊtəˈmiːtɪŋ
sweeting
ˈswiːtɪŋ
telemeeting
ˈtɛlɪˌmiːtɪŋ
world-beating
ˈwɜːldˌbiːtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEETING

meed
meek
meeken
meekly
meekness
meemie
meerkat
meerschaum
Meerut
meet
meet and greet
meet halfway
meet someone on his own ground
meet-and-greet
meeter
meeting house
meeting place
meetly
meetness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEETING

accounting
annual general meeting
board meeting
budgeting
buffeting
carpeting
committee meeting
direct marketing
e-marketing
general meeting
marketing
mass marketing
neuromarketing
Quaker meeting
riveting
sales meeting
staff meeting
targeting
telemarketing
ticketing
viral marketing

Synonyms and antonyms of meeting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MEETING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «meeting» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of meeting

Translation of «meeting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEETING

Find out the translation of meeting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of meeting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meeting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

会议
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reunión
570 millions of speakers

English

meeting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बैठक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اجْتِمَاعٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

встреча
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reunião
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাক্ষাৎ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réunion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mesyuarat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Treffen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

会議
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

만남
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rapat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc họp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சந்தித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बैठक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

toplantı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incontro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spotkanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зустріч
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întâlnire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνάντηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vergadering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

möte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

møte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meeting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEETING»

The term «meeting» is very widely used and occupies the 2.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEETING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «meeting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «meeting» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meeting

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10 QUOTES WITH «MEETING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word meeting.
1
Felix Adler
The exercises of our meeting are to be simple and devoid of all ceremonial and formalism.
2
Clive Barker
I love meeting people who've read my books. The prime reason to be on the planet is to make things I can show to other people: paintings, books, movies.
3
E. T. Bell
Out of fifty mathematical papers presented in brief at such a meeting, it is a rare mathematician indeed who really understands what more than half a dozen are about.
4
H. Jon Benjamin
I started doing comedy with no plan to do voice work. Voice work came as a function of doing comedy and meeting people who eventually develop shows like that. I didn't seek out from an early age to be on cartoons.
5
Steven Blum
I suppose the biggest thing I learned is that I'm in it for the right reasons. I love my job as much now as when I first began. I still feel fully invested in every audition, every job - large or small, every appearance, every meeting with every fan.
6
Elizabeth Bowen
Meeting people unlike oneself does not enlarge one's outlook; it only confirms one's idea that one is unique.
7
Suzanne Brockmann
I'm a fan of meeting readers face to face, at reader events, where we're able to sit down and take some time to talk. Too often, at regular book signings, I meet readers who have traveled six or eight hours to see me, and I'm unable to spend more than a few short minutes chatting with them as I sign books.
8
Quentin Bryce
I think that young Australians ought to be taking language education much more seriously. I mean, you know, every day I'm meeting people with expertise, ability and talent in fields where I want to learn so much more; science, for example.
9
Sandra Bullock
I've always said that the experience of meeting an artist that you are in awe of and that you hope to create with one day is usually disappointing because you put them up on a pedestal, and then you're like, 'Wow, that's not a nice person.'
10
Laura Bush
In fact, I have the privilege of traveling around our country and meeting people all over the country who are making a huge difference in the lives of their neighbors and themselves. That's what I'm really fortunate to be able to do.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEETING»

Discover the use of meeting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meeting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Morning Meeting Book
A comprehensive and user-friendly guidebook, shows K-8 educators how they can implement Morning Meeting in their own classrooms.
Roxann Kriete, 2002
2
Death by Meeting: A Leadership Fable...About Solving the ...
Insightful. Practical. Ready-to-implement solutions. If you lead people, you can’t afford to miss this book.
Patrick M. Lencioni, 2010
3
Meeting the Universe Halfway: Quantum Physics and the ...
In this book Karen Barad puts her expertise in feminist studies and quantum physics to superb use, offering agential realism as an important alternative to representationalism.
Karen Barad, 2007
4
Doing Math in Morning Meeting: 150 Quick Activities That ...
Here is a wide variety of easy-to-teach and easy-to-do activities suitable for kindergartners to 5th graders, from guessing games to songs and chants to hands-on experiments to inspire interest in math and practice skills.
Andy Dousis, Margaret Berry Wilson, 2010
5
Origami 5: Fifth International Meeting of Origami Science, ...
This book begins with a section on origami history, art, and design.
Patsy Wang-Iverson, Robert J. Lang, Mark YIM, 2011
6
Meeting Standards Through Integrated Curriculum
A guide to integrating standards across the curriculum through the Know/Do/Be framework.
Susan M. Drake, Rebecca Crawford Burns, 2004
7
Writing Meeting Minutes and Agendas. Taking Notes of ...
Writing Meeting Minutes and Agendas is easy to read and has lots of exercises to help you develop your skills.
Heather Baker, Margaret Greenhall, 2010
8
Meeting & Event Planning For Dummies
Checklist heaven! We all love our checklists, and this book is full of them!" —Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP
Susan Friedmann, 2011
9
Meeting the shadow: the hidden power of the dark side of ...
The author offers exploration of self and practical guidance dealing with the dark side of personality based on Jung's concept of "shadow," or the forbidden and unacceptable feelings and behaviors each of us experience.
Connie Zweig, Jeremiah Abrams, 1991
10
Postconflict Development: Meeting New Challenges
" Postconflict Development" addresses these challenges and focus on the need to create new social and economic structures that can serve as the foundations for a lasting peace.
Gerd Junne, Willemijn Verkoren, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEETING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meeting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
With trade deadline looming, Detroit Tigers hold closed-door meeting
Despite being asked the same question a half-dozen different ways Tuesday, Ausmus wouldn't talk about Detroit's closed-door meeting. «MLive.com, Jul 15»
2
Disagreement over Iran deal hangs over Netanyahu's meeting with …
Netanyahu hosted Carter in the first high-level meeting between Israel and the United States since world powers struck the deal to curb ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
3
Sandra Bland death subject of meeting with officials, law enforcement
Among the officials in the closed-door meeting were: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick; state Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas; state Rep. Senfronia Thompson ... «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»
4
Columbus Crew SC point to defenders-only meeting for turnaround …
After the second win, defender Tyson Wahl credited a defenders-only meeting before the week began for helping the squad find their footing. «MLSsoccer.com, Jul 15»
5
Stowers, Kohlmann and Ash among the meeting record-breakers in …
In Bellinzona, though, Stowers was back on top, breaking the meeting record with 12.62 to edge out two-time world indoor champion Lolo ... «International Association of Athletics Federations, Jul 15»
6
CCA Sno-King Chapter Thursday meeting speaker to discuss …
The Coastal Conservation Association Sno-King Chapter meeting is 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 23 at the Sammamish Valley Grange, 14654 ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
7
Things to know for tonight's City Commission meeting
Tonight's City Commission meeting is full of major votes and issues. We'll be covering the meeting and you can follow our tweets here. «Great Falls Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Arnold Schwarzenegger Named Environmental Advocate Ahead of …
... Prize winners, U.N. secretary generals and Pope Francis to advocate on behalf of the environment ahead of the U.N. climate change meeting ... «TIME, Jul 15»
9
Beate Uhse's Products Are Prurient, but Its Annual Meeting Is Still Dull
The company's annual general meeting, held recently at its offices near the Danish border, could have been for any listed corporation, were it ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
10
Special council meeting to consider city sales tax election tonight
McAlester city councilors were holding a special meeting tonight to decide whether to ask voters to pass a new one-half cent sales tax and to ... «Mcalester News Capital, Jul 15»

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