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meting

mete
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meet]
    • /mit/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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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Top questions with meting

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