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Words with a similar base: group_meeting, meeting

'meeting'

[meeting.n.01] as in: a formally arranged gathering

Examples:
next year the meeting will be in Chicago
the meeting elected a chairperson

'meeting'

[meeting.n.02] as in: a small informal social gathering

Examples:
there was an informal meeting in my living room

'meeting'

[meeting.n.03] as in: a casual or unexpected convergence

Examples:
he still remembers their meeting in Paris
there was a brief encounter in the hallway

'meeting'

[meeting.n.04] as in: the social act of assembling for some common purpose

Examples:
his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day

'meeting'

[merging.n.01] as in: the act of joining together as one

Examples:
the merging of the two groups occurred quickly
there was no meeting of minds

'meeting'

[confluence.n.01] as in: a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

Examples:
Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers

'meeting'

[meet.v.01] as in: come together

Examples:
I'll probably see you at the meeting
How nice to see you again!

'meeting'

[meet.v.02] as in: get together socially or for a specific purpose

'meeting'

[converge.v.01] as in: be adjacent or come together

Examples:
The lines converge at this point

'meeting'

[meet.v.04] as in: fill or meet a want or need

'meeting'

[meet.v.05] as in: satisfy a condition or restriction

Examples:
Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?

'meeting'

[meet.v.06] as in: satisfy or fulfill

Examples:
meet a need
this job doesn't match my dreams

'meeting'

[meet.v.07] as in: collect in one place

Examples:
We assembled in the church basement
Let's gather in the dining room

'meeting'

[meet.v.08] as in: get to know; get acquainted with

Examples:
I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!
we met in Singapore

'meeting'

[meet.v.09] as in: meet by design; be present at the arrival of

Examples:
Can you meet me at the train station?

'meeting'

[meet.v.10] as in: contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

Examples:
Princeton plays Yale this weekend
Charlie likes to play Mary

'meeting'

[meet.v.11] as in: experience as a reaction

Examples:
My proposal met with much opposition

'meeting'

[suffer.v.10] as in: undergo or suffer

Examples:
meet a violent death
suffer a terrible fate

'meeting'

[touch.v.05] as in: be in direct physical contact with; make contact

Examples:
The two buildings touch
Their hands touched
The wire must not contact the metal cover
The surfaces contact at this point