单词 | mete |
释义 | mete mete1 /meet/, v.t., meted, meting. 1. to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually fol. by out): to mete out punishment. 2. Archaic. to measure. [bef. 900; ME; OE metan; c. D meten, ON meta, Goth mitan, G messen to measure, Gk médesthai to ponder] Syn. 1. deal, measure, parcel. mete2 /meet/, n. 1. a limiting mark. 2. a limit or boundary. [1275-1325; ME < MF < L meta goal, turning post] Syn. 2. bound. |
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