Etymology : Middle English meten, from Old English mEtan; akin to Old English gemOt assembly; more at MOOT
Pronunciation : mEt
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. date, rendezvous; gathering, assembly; get together; confluence; encounter. meeting\meet"ing\, n.
2. a coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of congress.
3. a junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers.
4. a congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting.
5. an assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on sunday; -- in england, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of dissenters.
6. A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.
7. A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers.
8. A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonious meeting.
9. An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters. the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my livingroom".
10. To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.
11. To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents.
12. To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear.
13. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate.
14. To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand.
15. To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines meet so as to form an angle.
16. To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.
17. To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on the first Monday of December.
18. To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.
19. An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.
20. Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.
21. Meetly. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" fill or meet a want or need meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?" come together; "I'll probably see:
you at the meeting"; "How nice to see:
you again!" collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" get together socially or for a specific purpose satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams" get to know; get acquainted with; "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore" satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition".
22. 1. A meeting is an event in which a group of people come together to discuss things or make decisions. Can we have a meeting to discuss that? business meetings. You can also refer to the people at a meeting as the meeting. The meeting decided that further efforts were needed.
23. When you meet someone, either by chance or by arrangement, you can refer to this event as a meeting. In January, 37 years after our first meeting, I was back in the studio with Denis = encounter.