meeting

(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. Example: "There was an informal meeting in my living room."

(noun) a casual or unexpected convergence. Synonyms: encounter. Examples: "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. Synonyms: coming together. Example: "His meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day."

(noun) the act of joining together as one. Synonyms: merging, coming together. 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). Synonyms: confluence. Example: "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the allegheny and monongahela rivers."

(verb) come together. Synonyms: meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see. Examples: "I'll probably see you at the meeting." "How nice to see you again!."

(verb) get together socially or for a specific purpose. Synonyms: meet, get together.

(verb) be adjacent or come together. Synonyms: converge, meet. Example: "The lines converge at this point."

(verb) fill or meet a want or need. Synonyms: meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil.

(verb) satisfy a condition or restriction. Synonyms: meet, fit, conform to. Example: "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?."

(verb) satisfy or fulfill. Synonyms: meet, match, cope with. Examples: "Meet a need." "This job doesn't match my dreams."

(verb) collect in one place. Synonyms: meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather. Examples: "We assembled in the church basement." "Let's gather in the dining room."

(verb) get to know; get acquainted with. Synonyms: meet. Examples: "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!." "We met in singapore."

(verb) meet by design; be present at the arrival of. Synonyms: meet. Example: "Can you meet me at the train station?."

(verb) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle. Synonyms: meet, encounter, play, take on. Examples: "Princeton plays yale this weekend." "Charlie likes to play mary."

(verb) experience as a reaction. Synonyms: meet, encounter, receive. Example: "My proposal met with much opposition."

(verb) undergo or suffer. Synonyms: suffer, meet. Examples: "Meet a violent death." "Suffer a terrible fate."

(verb) be in direct physical contact with; make contact. Synonyms: touch, adjoin, meet, contact. Examples: "The two buildings touch." "Their hands touched." "The wire must not contact the metal cover." "The surfaces contact at this point."