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- [mee-ter]
- /ˈmi tər/
- /ˈmiː.tə(r)d/
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- [mee-ter]
- /ˈmi tər/
Definitions of metered word
- noun metered an instrument for measuring, especially one that automatically measures and records the quantity of something, as of gas, water, miles, or time, when it is activated. 1
- noun metered parking meter. 1
- verb with object metered to measure by means of a meter. 1
- verb with object metered to process (mail) by means of a postage meter. 1
- noun metered Simple past tense and past participle of meter. 1
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Origin of metered
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
First recorded in 1805-15; See origin at mete1, -er1
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Parts of speech for Metered
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
metered popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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.
metered usage trend in Literature
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verb metered
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- calculate — If you calculate a number or amount, you discover it from information that you already have, by using arithmetic, mathematics, or a special machine.
- ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
- assess — When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
- determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
noun metered
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- patterned — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- stressed — importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- measured — ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile.
- rhymed — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
Antonyms for metered
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