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- [met]
- /mɛt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [met]
- /mɛt/
Definitions of met word
- verb met simple past tense and past participle of meet1 . 1
- verb with object met to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter: I would meet him on the street at unexpected moments. 1
- verb with object met to become acquainted with; be introduced to: I've never met your cousin. 1
- verb with object met to join at an agreed or designated place or time: Meet me in St. Louis. 1
- verb with object met to be present at the arrival of: to meet a train. 1
- verb with object met to come to or before (one's notice, or a means of noticing, as the eyes or ears): A peculiar sight met my eyes. 1
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Origin of met
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English meten, Old English gemētan; cognate with Old Norse mœta, Old Saxon mōtian. See moot1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Met
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
met popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
met usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for met
adjective met
- massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
- gathered — Simple past tense and past participle of gather.
- assembled — noting an artificial gem formed of two or more parts, as a doublet or triplet, at least one of which is a true gemstone.
- forgathered — Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
Antonyms for met
noun met
- calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.
verb met
- avoided — to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger.
- dispersed — Simple past tense and past participle of disperse.
- divided — separated; separate.
- hid — Human Interface Device
- separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
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