The difference between Meeting and Talk

When used as nouns, meeting means the action of the verb to meet, whereas talk means a conversation or discussion.


Talk is also verb with the meaning: to communicate, usually by means of speech.

check bellow for the other definitions of Meeting and Talk

  1. Meeting as a noun (uncountable):

    The action of the verb to meet.

  2. Meeting as a noun:

    A gathering of people/parties for a purpose.

    Examples:

    "We need to have a meeting about that soon."

  3. Meeting as a noun:

    The people at such a gathering, as a collective.

    Examples:

    "What has the meeting decided."

  4. Meeting as a noun:

    An encounter between people, even accidental.

    Examples:

    "They came together in a chance meeting on the way home from work."

  5. Meeting as a noun:

    A place or instance of junction or intersection.

    Examples:

    "Earthquakes occur at the meeting of tectonic plates."

  6. Meeting as a noun (rural, _, US, dated):

    A religious service held by a charismatic preacher in small towns in the United States.

  7. Meeting as a noun (Quakerism):

    An administrative unit in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

    Examples:

    "Denver meeting is a part of Intermountain yearly meeting."

  1. Meeting as a verb:

  1. Talk as a verb (transitive):

    To communicate, usually by means of speech.

    Examples:

    "Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures."

    "They sat down to talk business."

    "We talk French sometimes."

  2. Talk as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To discuss.

    Examples:

    "They sat down to talk business."

    "We're not talking rocket science here: it should be easy."

  3. Talk as a verb (intransitive, slang):

    To confess, especially implicating others.

    Examples:

    "Suppose he talks?"

    "She can be relied upon not to talk.'"

    "They tried to make me talk.'"

  4. Talk as a verb (intransitive):

    To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.

    Examples:

    "I am not the one to talk."

    "She is a fine one to talk."

    "You should talk."

    "Look who's talking."

  5. Talk as a verb (intransitive):

    To gossip; to create scandal.

    Examples:

    "People will talk."

    "Aren't you afraid the neighbours will talk?"

  6. Talk as a verb (informal, chiefly used in the present participle):

    To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner.

    Examples:

    "You're only sticking up for her because you like her; that's your penis talking."

    "That's not like you at all, Jared. The drugs are talking. Snap out of it!"

  1. Talk as a noun:

    A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.

    Examples:

    "We need to have a talk about your homework."

  2. Talk as a noun:

    A lecture.

    Examples:

    "There is a talk on w Shakespeare tonight."

  3. Talk as a noun (preceded by {{m, the):

    ; often qualified by a following }} A major topic of social discussion.

    Examples:

    "She is the talk of the day."

    "The musical is the talk of the town."

  4. Talk as a noun (preceded by {{m, the):

    }} A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenaged) child about a reality of life; in particular: A customary conversation in which parent(s) explain sexual intercourse to their child. A customary conversation in which the parent(s) of a black child explain the racism and violence they may face, especially when interacting with police, and strategies to manage it.

    Examples:

    "Have you had the talk with Jay yet?"

  5. Talk as a noun (uncountable, not preceded by an {{m, article):

    }} Empty boasting, promises or claims.

    Examples:

    "The party leader's speech was all talk."

  6. Talk as a noun:

    Meeting to discuss a particular matter.

    Examples:

    "The leaders of the G8 nations are currently in talks over nuclear weapons."

Compare words:

Compare with synonyms and related words: