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had a meeting vs did a meeting

The phrase 'had a meeting' is the correct and commonly used expression in English. 'Did a meeting' isn't a standard English phrase and isn't commonly used. The correct phrase 'had a meeting' indicates that a meeting took place, while 'did a meeting' doesn't convey the same meaning.
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had a meeting

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that a meeting took place or was attended by someone.

Examples:

  • I had a meeting with my boss this morning.
  • They had a meeting to discuss the project.
  • She had a meeting scheduled for 2 p.m.
  • We had a meeting with the clients yesterday.
  • He had a meeting with the HR department.
  • Mar 22, 2024 ... ... had a meeting occur. I am trying to use the deal create date as the starting point and then if a meeting occurs, we mark that deal as such ...
  • 3 days ago ... I was hoping for a resolution. Today we all had a meeting together where she denied everything and made me feel like a liar. I'm really ...
  • Feb 1, 2016 ... This afternoon, I had a meeting with State Rep. Burkley, Chief Deputy Engel, and numerous elected officials and concerned citizens of ...
  • Sep 11, 2023 ... We just had a meeting this morning with the school because my child has bitten other children 4 times since starting (and has tried to bite another 5 or so ...
  • Aug 22, 2016 ... We had a meeting. Can't do Last Friday unless we can do it right. Ball is in New Line Cinema's hands. Bat is in mine.
  • Sep 28, 2023 ... 3109 likes, 98 comments - jacobtobia on September 28, 2023: "Had a meeting at @randomhouse today in NYC. GEE, I WONDER WHAT THAT COULD MEAN?
  • Sep 20, 2024 ... Had a meeting today with a junior dev trying to break into tech and they said "I just feel discouraged because I have been trying to get a job in tech for so ...
  • Nov 27, 2016 ... today i had a meeting with a customer to convene him to take aruba over Cisco , why Aruba ? This thread has been viewed 0 times. 1. today i ...
  • May 10, 2024 ... We had a meeting for about 2 hours on the 08th May 2024. How ever the recording is not yet available. We exhausted sharedriver and sharepoint ...

Alternatives:

  • attended a meeting
  • scheduled a meeting
  • organized a meeting
  • conducted a meeting
  • held a meeting

did a meeting

This phrase is not a standard expression in English and is not commonly used.

  • How did [a meeting participant] respond to this proposal? What questions can I ask to move the meeting forward? Where are some holes in [a meeting ...
  • May 18, 2021 ... We did a meeting with 3000 webinar registrants but ultimately about 900 attended. Only problem was people were swamping the Q&A. Mine was a ...
  • Nov 25, 2020 ... The ambiguity over the facts of a reported meeting between Israeli and Saudi leaders is puzzling: Did a meeting actually take place?
  • As part of this project, we did a meeting with Facebook when they were ~12 people. I had read bits and pieces about the company in the news, but since I was ...
  • Mar 29, 2024 ... - "How did [a meeting participant] respond to this proposal?" - "What questions can I ask to move the meeting forward?" - "Where are some ...
  • Sep 1, 2015 ... nor did a meeting related to an employee's “last chance agreement,”48 or an oral reply meeting in response to a proposed adverse action. 49.
  • Jan 21, 2016 ... Tasks she was given during meetings that she attended. Meetings that she attended all day long. Once, she even did a meeting at 6:30am because ...
  • Did a meeting using PowerPoint live with a PPT that had an embedded video and ran into a few issues. Wondering if this is normal/expected and maybe will.
  • special occasions, during a political crisis, did a meeting continue until it was too dark to survey the hands raised when the vote was taken (Xen. Hell. 1 ...
  • How did a meeting between a New York stockbroker and an Akron surgeon lead to a global movement? How did the A.A. Fellowship get started in the U.S.? Who ...

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