meeting
- Top 1000
Sense 1
- noun
- A1
An event where people come together at an agreed time to talk about work and decide things.
The weekly meeting starts at nine and lasts about an hour.
I cannot talk right now, I am in a meeting.
We held a short meeting to decide who writes the report.
Nobody took notes, so the meeting was quickly forgotten.
Common collocations: attend a meeting · hold a meeting · be in a meeting · meeting room · staff meeting · cancel a meeting
Part of: The office, Talking to people
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B1
An occasion when two or more people come face to face, often by chance.
Their first meeting happened by chance at a crowded station.
The meeting between the two old friends was full of laughter.
A brief meeting in the street changed the whole summer.
Common collocations: a chance meeting · their first meeting · a brief meeting · a meeting between friends
Part of: Relationships, Talking to people