mete

[ meet ]

/ mit /

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verb (used with object), met·ed, met·ing.

to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually followed by out): to mete out punishment.

Archaic. to measure.

Origin of mete

before 900; Middle English; Old English metan; cognate with Dutch meten,Old Norse meta,Gothic mitan,German messen to measure, Greek mḗdesthai to ponder

SYNONYMS FOR mete

1 deal, measure, parcel.

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OTHER WORDS FROM mete

un·met·ed, adjective

Words nearby mete

Metazoa, metazoan, metazoonosis, Metcalfe's law, Metchnikoff, mete, metecdysis, metempirical, metempirics, metempsychosis, metencephalon

Definition for mete (2 of 3)

mete²

[ meet ]

/ mit /

noun

a limiting mark.

a limit or boundary.

Origin of mete

1275–1325; Middle English <Middle French <Latin mēta goal, turning post

SYNONYMS FOR mete

2 bound.

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Definition for mete (3 of 3)

Met.E.

metallurgical engineer.

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Example sentences from the Web for mete

Womankind has long known that style can be used as a weapon to mete out psychological torment.
Michelle Obama and Ann Romney: First Ladies of Style|Robin Givhan|October 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Navarro worries that may mean the politically powerful Flores family will mete out their own brand of justice.
Could an Insanity Plea Free Joran van der Sloot?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Let them beware “lest the same measure they mete be measured to them again!”
Lectures on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery|William A. Smith
If you haven't any justice to mete out, you take another tack and dispense injustice with lavish hand.
The Idiot|John Kendrick Bangs

For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Her only rival was that one great passion with which she had never in her humility dreamed to mete herself.
Folle-Farine|Ouida
Clense not thi tethe at mete sittande,With knyfe ne stre, styk ne wande.
Christmastide|William Sandys

British Dictionary definitions for mete (1 of 2)

mete¹

/ (miːt) /

verb (tr)

(usually foll by out) formal to distribute or allot (something, often unpleasant)

verb, noun

poetic, dialect (to) measure

Word Origin for mete

Old English metan; compare Old Saxon metan, Old Norse meta, German messen to measure

British Dictionary definitions for mete (2 of 2)

mete²

/ (miːt) /

noun

rare a mark, limit, or boundary (esp in the phrase metes and bounds)

Word Origin for mete

C15: from Old French, from Latin mēta goal, turning post (in race)

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单词	mete
释义	mete ¹ [ meet ] / mit / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mete ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), met·ed, met·ing. to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually followed by out): to mete out punishment. Archaic. to measure. Origin of mete ¹ before 900; Middle English; Old English metan; cognate with Dutch meten,Old Norse meta,Gothic mitan,German messen to measure, Greek mḗdesthai to ponder SYNONYMS FOR mete 1 deal, measure, parcel. SEE SYNONYMS FOR mete ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM mete un·met·ed, adjective Words nearby mete Metazoa, metazoan, metazoonosis, Metcalfe's law, Metchnikoff, mete, metecdysis, metempirical, metempirics, metempsychosis, metencephalon Definition for mete (2 of 3) mete² [ meet ] / mit / noun a limiting mark. a limit or boundary. Origin of mete ² 1275–1325; Middle English <Middle French <Latin mēta goal, turning post SYNONYMS FOR mete 2 bound. SEE SYNONYMS FOR mete ON THESAURUS.COM Definition for mete (3 of 3) Met.E. metallurgical engineer. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mete Womankind has long known that style can be used as a weapon to mete out psychological torment. Michelle Obama and Ann Romney: First Ladies of Style\|Robin Givhan\|October 24, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Navarro worries that may mean the politically powerful Flores family will mete out their own brand of justice. Could an Insanity Plea Free Joran van der Sloot?\|Barbie Latza Nadeau\|March 8, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Let them beware “lest the same measure they mete be measured to them again!” Lectures on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery\|William A. Smith If you haven't any justice to mete out, you take another tack and dispense injustice with lavish hand. The Idiot\|John Kendrick Bangs For with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again. The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version\|Various Her only rival was that one great passion with which she had never in her humility dreamed to mete herself. Folle-Farine\|Ouida Clense not thi tethe at mete sittande,With knyfe ne stre, styk ne wande. Christmastide\|William Sandys British Dictionary definitions for mete (1 of 2) mete¹ / (miːt) / verb (tr) (usually foll by out) formal to distribute or allot (something, often unpleasant) verb, noun poetic, dialect (to) measure Word Origin for mete Old English metan; compare Old Saxon metan, Old Norse meta, German messen to measure British Dictionary definitions for mete (2 of 2) mete² / (miːt) / noun rare a mark, limit, or boundary (esp in the phrase metes and bounds) Word Origin for mete C15: from Old French, from Latin mēta goal, turning post (in race) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mete parcel, deal, give, ration, share, dole, portion, lot, measure, divide, allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, dispense, admeasure
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mete

verb (used with object), met·ed, met·ing.

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Definition for mete (2 of 3)

noun

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Definition for mete (3 of 3)

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British Dictionary definitions for mete (1 of 2)

verb (tr)

verb, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for mete (2 of 2)

noun

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