meeting
noun
[ ˈmiːtɪŋ ]
• an assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion.
• "we held an urgent meeting to discuss the response to the epidemic"
Similar:
gathering,
assembly,
conference,
congregation,
convention,
summit,
forum,
convocation,
conclave,
council of war,
caucus,
get-together,
confab,
• a situation when two or more people meet, by chance or arrangement.
• "he intrigued her on their first meeting"
Similar:
consultation,
audience,
interview,
encounter,
contact,
introduction,
appointment,
assignation,
rendezvous,
tweetup,
tryst,
meet
verb
• arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).
• "a week later I met him in the street"
Similar:
encounter,
meet up with,
come face to face with,
make contact with,
run into/across,
come across/upon,
chance on,
happen on,
light on,
stumble across/on,
bump into,
• touch or join.
• "icebergs are created when glaciers meet the sea"
Similar:
come together,
converge,
connect,
touch,
link up,
reach,
abut,
butt,
adjoin,
join,
unite,
intersect,
cross,
• fulfil or satisfy (a need, requirement, or condition).
• "this policy is doing nothing to meet the needs of women"
Similar:
fulfil,
satisfy,
fill,
measure up to,
match (up to),
conform to,
come up to,
perform,
comply with,
answer,
Origin:
Old English mētan ‘come upon’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch moeten, also to moot.
