hold a meeting

Meaning

This expression means to organize, host, or conduct a formal or informal gathering of people to discuss a specific topic. It is commonly used in workplaces, schools, and community organizations. It implies that the person or group organizing it is in charge of the event.

Examples

• We need to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the new neighborhood project.

  We need to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the new neighborhood project.

• The school principal decided to hold a meeting with all the parents.

  The school principal decided to hold a meeting with all the parents.

• They hold a meeting every Friday morning to plan the weekend events.

  They hold a meeting every Friday morning to plan the weekend events.

• Let's hold a quick meeting in the breakroom before we start our shift.

  Let's hold a quick meeting in the breakroom before we start our shift.

• The local club will hold a meeting next week to elect a new president.

  The local club will hold a meeting next week to elect a new president.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We will make a meeting tomorrow.

  ✓ We will hold a meeting tomorrow.

  Learners often translate literally from their native language using 'make' or 'do' instead of the natural English collocation 'hold'.

• ✗ The manager holded a meeting yesterday.

  ✓ The manager held a meeting yesterday.

  'Hold' is an irregular verb. The past tense form is 'held', not 'holded'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The team leader wants to ___ to talk about the budget.

  💡 Organize a gathering.

  Show answer

  hold a meeting

• We usually ___ every Monday to check our progress.

  💡 Conduct a weekly group discussion.

  Show answer

  hold a meeting