How to pronounce “meeting”
Say “meeting” in 2 beats
meeting
/ˈmitɪŋ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /miːtɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
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- IPA (American)
- /ˈmitɪŋ/
- IPA (British)
- /miːtɪŋ/
- Respelling
- MEE-ting
- Syllables
- 2 — MEET-ing
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: MEET-ing. “meet” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ˈmitɪŋ/
/miːtɪŋ/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “meeting” means
- noun
a formally arranged gathering
“next year the meeting will be in Chicago”
- noun
a small informal social gathering
“there was an informal meeting in my living room”
- noun
a casual or unexpected convergence
“he still remembers their meeting in Paris”
Say it in a sentence
“The meeting ran much longer than anyone had expected.”“meeting”, answered
How do you pronounce “meeting”?
“meeting” is pronounced /ˈmitɪŋ/ (MEE-ting) in American English and /miːtɪŋ/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “meet”. Build it as MEET-ing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “meeting” have?
2: meet · ing. The beat lands on the first, “meet”.
Is “meeting” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈmitɪŋ/ (MEE-ting); British English says /miːtɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “meeting” mean?
As a noun: a formally arranged gathering For example: “next year the meeting will be in Chicago” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “meeting”?
Stress the first syllable: MEET-ing. “meet” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Now say “meeting” and see every sound
Record it once and sayit lines your audio up against the target sound by sound — what landed, what slipped, and what it sounded like instead.