Meetup
/ˈmiːtʌp/
Definitions
2 meaningsA planned gathering of people for a specific purpose, often organized around a shared interest or activity.
/ˈmiːtʌp/
A gathering or organized meeting.
The local book club hosts a monthly meetup at the library.
💡 Simply: A meetup is like a get-together! Imagine you and your friends all love to draw. A drawing meetup is where you all meet up to draw together, share ideas, and have fun!
👶 For kids: A meetup is when a bunch of people get together to do something fun, like play games or learn about space!
More Examples
There's a startup meetup every Thursday evening for entrepreneurs.
I found a great hiking meetup group online and joined their next excursion.
How It's Used
"I'm attending a photography meetup this weekend."
"We're hosting a tech meetup to discuss new developments in AI."
To attend or participate in a meetup or organized gathering.
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To participate in a scheduled gathering.
I'm planning to meetup with the coding group tomorrow to work on our project.
💡 Simply: To meetup is like saying, 'Hey, let's all go hang out at that drawing meetup!' You're actually showing up and being part of the group activity.
👶 For kids: To meetup means to go to a meetup and have fun with other people.
More Examples
We meetup at the park every Saturday morning to play volleyball.
She regularly meetups with her classmates to study.
How It's Used
"Are you going to meetup with us for lunch?"
Synonyms
Assembly
Convention
Event
Gathering
Attend
Gather
Join
Idioms & expressions
meet up with (someone)
To encounter or spend time with someone, usually at a scheduled meeting.
"I'm meeting up with John for coffee later."
From "meet" + "up." Originated as a term for informal gatherings, particularly within online communities. The usage grew with the rise of the internet and social networking.
The term "meetup" gained popularity in the late 1990s and early 2000s with the rise of the internet and online social networking platforms, initially to describe real-world meetings organized through these digital communities.
Memory tip
Think of meeting UP with friends or colleagues for an event.
Practice
Word Origin
Suffix: up