noun
a formally arranged gathering
Synonyms
group meeting
Examples
- next year the meeting will be in Chicago
- the meeting elected a chairperson
noun
a small informal social gathering
Synonyms
get together
Examples
- there was an informal meeting in my living room
noun
a casual or unexpected convergence
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- he still remembers their meeting in Paris
- there was a brief encounter in the hallway
noun
the social act of assembling for some common purpose
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- his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day
- the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress
noun
the act of joining together as one
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Examples
- the merging of the two groups occurred quickly
- there was no meeting of minds
noun
a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
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- Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
verb
come together
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Examples
- I'll probably see you at the meeting
- How nice to see you again!
verb
get together socially or for a specific purpose
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verb
be adjacent or come together
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Examples
- The lines converge at this point
verb
fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction
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- does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?
- This job doesn't match my dreams
- meet a need
verb
collect in one place
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- We assembled in the church basement
- Let's gather in the dining room
verb
get to know
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- get acquainted with
- I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!
- we met in Singapore
verb
meet by design
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- be present at the arrival of
- Can you meet me at the train station?
verb
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
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- Princeton plays Yale this weekend
- Charlie likes to play Mary
verb
experience as a reaction
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- My proposal met with much opposition
verb
undergo or suffer
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- meet a violent death
- suffer a terrible fate
verb
be in direct physical contact with
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- make contact
- The two buildings touch
- Their hands touched
- The wire must not contact the metal cover
- The surfaces contact at this point