Basic Details
Word: Meeting
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: An occasion when people come together to discuss something or make decisions; also the act of coming together.
Synonyms: gathering, assembly, conference
Sounds like: meting (handing out, as in meting out punishment)
How to Spell Meeting
Syllables: meet - ing
Tricky part: It is meet with ee, not meat with ea, and the t is not doubled before ing.
Watch out for: meating, meetting, meetng
Memory tip: People meet at a meeting, and the two e's are like two people standing face to face.
Idioms and Phrases
- a meeting of minds: complete agreement between people. Example: "The two coaches had a meeting of minds about the new training plan."
Usage Examples
Example 1: The parent-teacher meeting is on Saturday morning.
Example 2: Our first meeting was at a science fair in Bhopal.
Example 3: We had a short team meeting before the quiz final.
Fun Fact
In Indian villages, the gram sabha is a meeting of every adult voter of the village, and it can discuss the work of the panchayat.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the word closest in meaning to meeting as used in the sentence:
The principal called a meeting of all class monitors after lunch.
a) holiday
b) lecture
c) gathering
d) separation
Show answer
c) gathering. At a meeting people gather, so gathering is the closest word.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
meetting
a) t
b) e
c) i
d) n
Show answer
a) t. With ee in front, the t stays single: meet + ing.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the word in the sentence and choose it:
The housing society's ngieetm ended late because everyone wanted to speak.
a) meeting
b) teeming
c) meting
d) greeting
Show answer
a) meeting. Teeming has the same letters, but a society holds a meeting, not a teeming.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which pair are homophones?
a) meeting and melting
b) meeting and seating
c) meeting and meaning
d) meeting and meting
Show answer
d) meeting and meting
2. 'A meeting of minds' describes two people who ____.
a) agree completely
b) forget things
c) never meet
d) argue all day
Show answer
a) agree completely
