Collocation
have a meeting
Definition
to meet with someone for a planned discussion, usually for work or an official purpose
'have a meeting' is a common English collocation. to meet with someone for a planned discussion, usually for work or an official purpose
have + a meeting (+ with + someone) (+ about/on + topic)
“We have a meeting at 10 a.m. to discuss the budget.”
Examples
- We _____ a meeting every Monday morning.
- I _____ a meeting with my manager after lunch.
- They _____ a meeting at 3 p.m., so they can’t join us.
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- We _____ a meeting yesterday to plan the new schedule.
- She’s _____ a meeting right now, so please call back later.
- Are you free at 2, or do you _____ a meeting then?
- We’ll _____ a meeting with the client to review the proposal.
- If we _____ a meeting tomorrow, we can finalize the design.
- By the time you arrived, we had already _____ a meeting about the issue.
More verb + article + nouns
- make a promise to state that you will definitely do something or that something will happen
- make a plan to decide in advance what you will do and how you will do it
- make a suggestion to propose an idea or possible plan for others to consider
- make a list to write down items in an organized way, usually to plan or remember things
- make a noise to produce a sound, often unwanted or noticeable