Have a meeting means to hold or attend a meeting; I have a meeting means one is on your schedule. It's used for business or official meetings: with colleagues, a client or a teacher.
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have a meeting (with + person) (about + topic); be in a meeting; arrange a meeting
- We have a meeting with the client on Thursday to discuss the new design.
- Our study group has a short meeting every Monday before the lecture.
- Sorry I missed your call, I was in a meeting all morning.
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First versionWe make a meeting with the whole team every Monday at ten.
RevisionWe have a meeting with the whole team every Monday at ten.
Make a meeting is a common mistake, partly by analogy with make an appointment. But to hold a meeting in English is have a meeting. If you mean to set up or organise one, say arrange a meeting.
Coffee with a friend isn't a meeting: I'm meeting Anna for coffee on Saturday. Have a meeting with a friend sounds like business talks. And be in a meeting means to be in one right now: She can't talk, she's in a meeting.
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Let's talk after lunch: I ___ with a client at twelve.
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have a meeting — Meeting in the singular needs an article: have a meeting. Have meeting without a is a mistake, however tempting it is to leave the article out.
Write to a colleague that you can't talk on the phone right now. Say who your meeting is with and when it will end.
Sorry, I can't call you now: I have a meeting with the marketing team until half past three.
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