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- [meet]
- /mit/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meet]
- /mit/
Definitions of meted word
- verb with object meted to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually followed by out): to mete out punishment. 1
- verb with object meted Archaic. to measure. 1
- noun meted Simple past tense and past participle of mete. 1
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Origin of meted
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English metan; cognate with Dutch meten, Old Norse meta, Gothic mitan, German messen to measure, Greek mḗdesthai to ponder
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Parts of speech for Meted
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
meted popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
meted usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for meted
verb meted
- administered — Simple past tense and past participle of administer.
- distributed — (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized by relatively extensive contact or constriction between the articulating organs, as the (sh) in show in contrast to the (s) in so.
- dealt — Dealt is the past tense and past participle of deal2.
- divided — separated; separate.
- doled — a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
Antonyms for meted
verb meted
- collected — An author's collected works or letters are all their works or letters published in one book or in a set of books.
- combined — A combined effort or attack is made by two or more groups of people at the same time.
- gathered — Simple past tense and past participle of gather.
- held — simple past tense and a past participle of hold1 .
- joined — to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
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