· a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson"

Synonym(s): group_meeting

Hypernym(s): gathering, assemblage

· a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room"

Synonym(s): get_together

Hypernym(s): social_gathering, social_affair

· a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"

Synonym(s): encounter

Hypernym(s): convergence

· the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"; "the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress"

Synonym(s): coming_together, congress

Hypernym(s): assembly, assemblage, gathering

· the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds"

Synonym(s): merging, coming_together

Hypernym(s): convergence, converging, convergency

· a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"

Synonym(s): confluence

Hypernym(s): geographic_point, geographical_point

· come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

Synonym(s): run_into, encounter, run_across, come_across, see

· get together socially or for a specific purpose

Synonym(s): get_together

· be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point"

Synonym(s): converge

· fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction; "does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"; "This job doesn't match my dreams"; "meet a need"

Synonym(s): fit, conform_to, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil

Hypernym(s): provide, supply, ply, cater

· collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

Synonym(s): gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

Hypernym(s): interact

· get to know; get acquainted with; "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore"

· meet by design; be present at the arrival of; "Can you meet me at the train station?"

Hypernym(s): meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

· contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

Synonym(s): encounter, play, take_on

· experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"

Synonym(s): encounter, receive

Hypernym(s): have, experience

· undergo or suffer; "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"

Synonym(s): suffer

Hypernym(s): experience, see, go_through

· be in direct physical contact with; make contact; "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"

Synonym(s): touch, adjoin, contact