Definition of Meeting

Noun: meeting mee-ting

A formally arranged gathering
"the meeting elected a chairperson"; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago";
- group meeting
A small informal social gathering
"there was an informal meeting in my living room";
- get together
A casual or unexpected convergence
"he still remembers their meeting in Paris";
- encounter
The social act of assembling for some common purpose
"his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day";
- coming together
The act of joining together as one
"there was no meeting of minds";
- merging, coming together
A place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
"Pittsburgh is located at the meeting of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers";
- confluence

Verb: meet (met) meet

Accidentally be in the same place and interact with (someone)
"How nice to meet you again!";
- run into, encounter, run across, come across, see
Get together socially or for a specific purpose
- get together
Be adjacent or come together
"The lines meet at this point";
- converge
Obtain something that is wanted or needed
- satisfy, fill, fulfill [N. Amer], fulfil [Brit, Cdn]
Satisfy a condition or restriction
"Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?";
- fit, conform to
Satisfy or fulfil
"meet a need";
- match, cope with
(of people) collect in one place
"Let's meet in the dining room";
- gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
Get to know; get acquainted with
"I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore"
See by arrangement; be present at the arrival of
"Can you meet me at the train station?"
Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
"Princeton meets Yale this weekend";
- encounter, play, take on
Experience as a reaction
"My proposal met with much opposition";
- encounter, receive
Undergo or suffer
"meet a violent death";
- suffer
Be in direct physical contact with; make contact
"The two buildings meet";
- touch, adjoin, contact