mete out

mete out

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [meet out]
- /mit aʊt/
- /miːt ˈaʊt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meet out]
- /mit aʊt/

Definitions of mete out words

transitivephrasal verb mete out inflict: punishment 1
transitivephrasal verb mete out distribute 1
phrasal verb mete out To mete out a punishment means to order that someone should be punished in a certain way. 0
verb mete out To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out. 0

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Parts of speech for Mete out

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mete out

mete out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".

mete out usage trend in Literature

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