waiting room at the surgery was full of
people with colds and flu. plural surgeries
hospital 'hDspitl||'ha:-/ [n С] a large building where nurses and doctors work and where you stay while you are having medical treatment: Dr Clark is a surgeon at a big hospital in Chicago. in/to//rom hospital British My sister's in hospital hauing a baby. in/to/from the hospital american After the accident, John was rushed to the hospital.
casualty British the emergency room american /'каезиэШ, rm3irdvnsi ru:m( [n singular] the part of a hospital you go to for emergency treatment, for example if you have had an accident or if you suddenly become very ilclass="underline" We had to
take Alistair to casualty after he fell
downstairs. I / was waiting in the emergency room for three hours!
MEET
see also visit, talk
U when you have arranged to meet someone
meet mi:t {u I/TJ to be in the same place as someone else because you have arranged to see them: П1 meet you outside the theatre at 7 o'clock. I We agreed to meet again next Friday. I / used to meet her every week to discuss my work.
meet for lunch/cojfjfee/a drink etc Let's meet for lunch one day next week. meet sb at the airport/station etc (=go to meet someone when they have just arrived somewhere) My brother came to meet me at the airport.
meeting - met - have met
If you want to say that two people meet each other, it is better just to say they meet; We met outside the theatre.
meet with sb /'mi:t wifl (sb)/ [phrasal verb t] especially american to meet someone in order to discuss something: She's flying to New York tomorrow to meet with her agent
meet up/get together / mi:t лр. get
t3'ge63r'f [phrasal verb I] informal if friends meet up or get together, they meet in order to do something together, for example to have a meal or a drink: Let's meet up after work.
+ with / usua//y meet up with my friends on a Friday night and go for a drink. + for lunch/coffee/a drink We must get together for lunch some time.
when you meet someone by chance
meet mi:t \v T not in passive] to see someone by chance and talk to them: You'll never guess who ! met yesterday! I I met Jill at the bus stop this morning.
meeting - met - have met
bump into sb/run into sb Ьлтр
mtu; (sb), ,глп mtu: (sb) [phrasa/ verb T] informal to meet someone that ycu know, by chance: I'm glad I bumped inw you. I wanted to ask you about tomorrow s history test. I She's always running into friends that she knows from school
chance meeting /,tja:ns mi:tii)|j,tja?ns-
[n С usually singular] when you meet someone by chance: It was a chance meeting that later led to a passionate love affair.
— when you meet someone for the first time
meet /mi:t/ [и 1/T not in passive] to meet someone you have not met before: I u>as 15 years old when I met Andrew. I Have you ever met his wife7 first meet Where did you first meet Dr Steiner? I Janet and Pete first met when they were at uniuersiiy. meeting - met - have met
If you want to say that two people meet each other, it is better just to say they meet: I remember the day we met.
introduce /,mtr9'dju:s||-du:s/ [и T] if you introduce someone to a person they have never met before, vou tell them each other's names: Oh, Bob, let me introduce Rosie
Webb, our new marketing manager. I Have you two been introduced? Ыо each other)
introduce sb to sb Tom introduced me to his sister, Gloria.
Qthis
is fdis iz [n C] spokln say this when you are introducing someone to a person they have never met before:
"Sam, this is Julia - she's in college with me." "Hi Julia, nice to meet youf"
When you see 139, go to the ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATION section.
when a large group comes together in one place
gather g<Etor, [v I] if a crowd or group of people gathers, they come together somewhere in order to do something or see something
+ in/at/on etc The family gathered on the porch to say goodbye. I Eager fans are already gathering outside the stadium.
assemble /a'semlwl/ [l> I] if a group of people assembles, they all come together in the same place, especially as part of an organized plan: Prisoners must assemble in the courtyard every morning for exer cise. I Foreign diplomats and their wives had assembled in the Great Hall to meet
the President.
a meeting
meeting /'mini 13/ [n C] an occasion when people meet in order to discuss something: Sorry I can't come - I have to go to a meeting. I Peter's in London for a business meeting.
have/hold a meeting I think we'd better have a meeting to discuss these problems.
attend a meeting formal (=be at a meeting) The President is attending a meeting in Prague today.
caU/arrange/organtze a meeting The
principal has called a meeting for 4.00.
conference 'konkrms||'ka:n- [n Cj an
organized event, especially one that continues for several days, at which a lot of people meet to discuss a particular subject + of a conference of women business leaders
attend a conference hokmal (=be at a conference) She was in Boston attending a conference on the environment. hold a conference The institute of Accountants is holding its conference in Edinburgh this year
convention ksrivenfsn In Cj a large
meeting of members of a political organi zation or professional group for a particular purpose: the Democratic Party convention
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+ of a convention of computer salespeople