/ˈmiːtɪŋ/
Translation
A time when people come together in one place to talk about something.
Word origin
From Old English metan, to meet, with the -ing ending that turns a verb into a noun.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- metan
- English cognates
- meet
Examples
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"Meeting" is a time when people come together to talk.
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A "meeting" can be short or long.
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"In a meeting" means she is busy with other people.
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