meeting

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmiːtɪŋ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈmitɪŋ/, [ˈmiɾɪŋ] Rhymes: -iːtɪŋ Homophone: meting === Etymology 1 === From Middle English meeting, meting, from Old English mēting, ġemēting (“meeting, assembly, association, society”), equivalent to meet +‎ -ing. Cognate with West Frisian moeting (“meeting, encounter”), Dutch ontmoeting (“meeting, encounter”), Middle Low German mö̂tinge (“meeting”). Compare also German Low German Möte (“meeting, encounter”), Danish møde (“meeting, encounter”), Swedish möte (“meeting, encounter”), Icelandic mót (“meeting”). Related to moot. ==== Noun ==== meeting (countable and uncountable, plural meetings) (gerund, uncountable) The act of persons or things that meet. A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly. Synonym: powwow 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain) In a meeting with government officials, Moon noted that China was “much more advanced” than South Korea in rain-making technologies, his spokesman said. (collective) The people at such a gathering. An encounter between people, even accidental. A place or instance of junction or intersection; a confluence. (rustic US, dated) A religious service held by a charismatic preacher in small towns in the United States. (Quakerism) An administrative unit in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). ===== Usage notes ===== When "meeting" is used to mean a Quaker administrative group, it is often qualified by an indication of how often the group holds regular business meetings, such as "monthly meeting", "quarterly meeting", or "yearly meeting". When the qualifier is omitted, the term is assumed to mean monthly meeting. ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English metynge, metinde, metand, from Old English mētende, *ġemētende, from Proto-Germanic *mōtijandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną (“to meet”), equivalent to meet +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== meeting present participle and gerund of meet === Anagrams === teeming == Czech == === Alternative forms === mítink === Etymology === Borrowed from English meeting. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmiːtɪŋk] === Noun === meeting m inan meeting ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “meeting”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “meeting”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “meeting”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Dutch == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English meeting. === Pronunciation === === Noun === meeting m (plural meetings, diminutive meetinkje n) (informal) meeting Synonym: vergadering Ik kon niet terugbellen, aangezien ik in een meeting zat. ― I couldn't call back, as I was in a meeting. ==== Usage notes ==== Particularly used in office and business contexts. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English meeting. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mi.tiŋ/ === Noun === meeting m (plural meetings) large, public gathering (not used in other senses of "meeting") === Further reading === “meeting”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 “meeting” in Cordial. == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English meeting. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmi.tinɡ/, /ˈmi.tin/ Rhymes: -itinɡ, -itin Hyphenation: mee‧ting === Noun === meeting m (invariable) meeting (gathering of people for a purpose) Synonym: riunione === References === === Anagrams === mingete == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English meeting. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmi.tiŋk/ Rhymes: -itiŋk Syllabification: mee‧ting === Noun === meeting m inan (related adjective meetingowy) (literary) alternative form of mityng ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “meeting”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “meeting”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === mítingue (prescriptive) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English meeting. === Pronunciation === === Noun === meeting m (plural meetings) conference (a formal event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means) Synonym: conferência meeting, gathering (a gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly) Synonym: encontro meet (a sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming) Synonym: prova === References === == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English meeting. Doublet of mitin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmitin/ [ˈmi.t̪ĩn] Rhymes: -itin === Noun === meeting m (plural meetings) meeting ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.