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Grammar fix

hold a meeting

organize a meeting

to arrange and have a meeting with a group of people, usually to discuss something important or make decisions.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • The manager decided to hold a meeting to discuss the new project.work
  • In my previous job, I often had to hold meetings with my team to plan our weekly tasks and solve any problems.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: hold a meeting (with someone/about something)

WrongWe will do a meeting tomorrow.

RightWe'll hold a meeting tomorrow. / have a meeting.

You HOLD or HAVE a meeting — not 'do' one.

Patternhold a meeting (with someone/about something)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff We will convene a gathering to deliberate the matter.

Natural We'll hold a meeting to discuss it.

'Hold a meeting' is standard; 'convene a gathering to deliberate' is overblown.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • hold a meeting
    havewithto discussweekly

Don't confuse it

‘Hold a meeting’ is more formal than ‘have a meeting,’ but both are correct. ‘Hold’ is often used in business or official contexts.

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