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meeting (ˈmiːtɪŋ Pronunciation for meeting ) 

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noun

  1. Begegnung feminine noun
    1. (arranged) Treffen neuter noun
      1. (= business meeting) Besprechung feminine noun
     ⇒ the minister had a meeting with the ambassador der Minister traf zu Gesprächen mit dem Botschafter zusammen
    1. [of committee, council] Sitzung feminine noun
    2. [of members, employees, citizens] Versammlung feminine noun
     ⇒ the committee has three meetings a year der Ausschuss tagt dreimal im Jahr
  3. (sport) Veranstaltung feminine noun
    1. (between teams, opponents) Begegnung feminine noun

meet (miːt Pronunciation for meet ) 

Translations

Word forms:  met,  past tense,  past participle

transitive verb

  1. treffen
    1. difficulty stoßen auf + accusative
      1. (= converge with) sich vereinigen mit
      2. [river] münden in + accusative
      3. (= intersect) schneiden
      4. (= touch) berühren
     ⇒ he met his death in 1800 im Jahre 1800 fand er den Tod ⇒ to arrange to meet sb sich mit jdm verabreden ⇒ to meet a challenge sich einer Herausforderung dative stellen ⇒ his eyes or gaze met mine unsere Blicke trafen sich ⇒ there's more to it than meets the eye da steckt mehr dahinter, als man auf den ersten Blick meint
    1. (= get to know) kennenlernen
    2. (= be introduced to) bekannt gemacht werden mit
     ⇒ pleased to meet you! guten Tag/Abend
    1. (= await arrival, collect) abholen (at an + dative, von)
    2. (= connect with)
      1. train, boat etc Anschluss haben an + accusative
    1. expectations, target, deadline erfüllen
    2. requirement, demand, wish entsprechen + dative, gerecht werden + dative
    3. expenses, needs decken
    4. debt begleichen
    5. charge, objection, criticism begegnen + dative

intransitive verb

  1. (= encounter)
    1. [people] sich begegnen
      1. (by arrangement) sich treffen
    2. [society, committee etc] zusammenkommen, tagen
      1. (sport) aufeinandertreffen
     ⇒ keep it until we meet again behalten Sie es, bis wir uns mal wiedersehen ⇒ to meet halfway einen Kompromiss schließen
    1. (= become acquainted) sich kennenlernen
    2. (= be introduced) bekannt gemacht werden
     ⇒ we've met before wir kennen uns bereits ⇒ haven't we met before somewhere? sind wir uns nicht schon mal begegnet?
    1. (= join) sich treffen, aufeinanderstoßen
    2. (= converge) sich vereinigen
      1. [rivers] ineinanderfließen
    3. (= intersect) sich schneiden
    4. (= touch) sich berühren
     ⇒ our eyes met unsere Blicke trafen sich

noun

(British)
    1. (hunting) Jagd feminine noun
    2. (US, athletics) Sportfest neuter noun
    3. (swimming) Schwimmfest neuter noun

Similar Words

= encounter, come across, run into, happen on, find, contact, confront, bump into, run across, chance on, come face to face with,
= be introduced to, get to know, make the acquaintance of
= gather, collect, assemble, get together, rally, come together, muster, convene, congregate, foregather,
= fulfil, match (up to), answer, perform, handle, carry out, equal, satisfy, cope with, discharge, comply with, come up to, conform to, gratify, measure up to,
= pay for, clear, settle, square, honour, satisfy, account for, discharge
= experience, face, suffer, bear, go through, encounter, endure, undergo
= converge, unite, join, cross, touch, connect, come together, link up, adjoin, intersect, abut,
= sports event, competition, tournament, contest

'meeting' in Other Languages

  • Arabic: اجْتِمَاعٌPronunciation for اجْتِمَاعٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: reuniãoPronunciation for reunião
  • Chinese: 会议Pronunciation for 会议
  • Croatian: sastanakPronunciation for sastanak
  • Czech: schůzkaPronunciation for schůzka
  • Danish: mødePronunciation for møde
  • Dutch: vergaderingPronunciation for vergadering
  • European Spanish: reuniónPronunciation for reuniónencuentro
  • Finnish: tapaaminenPronunciation for tapaaminenkokous
  • French: réunionPronunciation for réunion
  • German: TreffenPronunciation for Treffen Treffen
  • Greek: συνάντησηPronunciation for συνάντηση
  • Italian: incontroPronunciation for incontro
  • Japanese: 会議Pronunciation for 会議
  • Korean: 만남Pronunciation for 만남
  • Norwegian: møtePronunciation for møte
  • Polish: spotkaniePronunciation for spotkaniezebranie
  • Portuguese: reuniãoPronunciation for reunião
  • Romanian: întâlnire întâlniri
  • Russian: встречаPronunciation for встреча
  • Spanish: reuniónPronunciation for reunión
  • Swedish: mötePronunciation for möte
  • Thai: การประชุมPronunciation for การประชุม
  • Turkish: buluşmaPronunciation for buluşma
  • Ukrainian: зустріч
  • Vietnamese: cuộc họpPronunciation for cuộc họp

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