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- US Pronunciation
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- [meet]
- /mit/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [meet]
- /mit/
Definitions of meting word
- verb with object meting to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually followed by out): to mete out punishment. 1
- verb with object meting Archaic. to measure. 1
- noun meting Present participle of mete. 1
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Origin of meting
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 Meting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
meting 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.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
meting usage trend in Literature
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