meeting

An occasion when people come together to discuss something or make decisions.

• The meeting starts at ten.
• We had a meeting about the new shop.
• Did you attend yesterday’s staff meeting?

How to use it: meeting about something (We arranged a meeting about school safety.); meeting with someone (I have a meeting with my manager.)

Similar words: discussion, conference

Common phrases: attend a meeting, team meeting, meeting about something, public meeting

The act of people encountering each other or things joining at one place.

• Their first meeting was brief.
• A chance meeting changed her life.
• The village stands near the meeting of two rivers.

How to use it: meeting of A and B (The meeting of the two rivers creates a wide channel.)

Similar words: encounter, junction

Common phrases: first meeting, chance meeting, meeting of rivers