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Pronunciation

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  • enPR: met, IPA(key): /mɛt/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛt

Etymology 1

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Verb

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met

  1. simple past and past participle of meet

Etymology 2

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Verb

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met

  1. (obsolete) simple past and past participle of mete (to measure)

Etymology 3

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From Middle English meten (to dream), from Old English mætan (to dream).

Verb

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met (no third-person singular simple present, no present participle, simple past met, no past participle)

  1. (obsolete, impersonal) To dream; to occur (to one) in a dream.
Usage notes
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  • Met is a defective, impersonal verb, and as such it only occurs in the past tense, for example:
Me met that I was walking in a wondrous wood where a thousand wild wolfins live. (I dreamt that I was walking in a wondrous forest where a thousand wild she-wolves live)
  • In Old English and Middle English this verb was not defective and was used both personally and impersonally. However, in northern rural dialects, where it is still in use, this verb only occurs in the past tense and in impersonal constructions.

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Alternative forms

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  • moet (Cape Afrikaans)

Etymology

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From Dutch met, from Middle Dutch met, from Old Dutch mit, from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midi.

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Preposition

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met

  1. with
    • 1921, “Die Stem van Suid-Afrika”, C.J. Langenhoven (lyrics), M.L. de Villiers (music), South Africa:
      Met ons land en met ons nasie.
      With our land and with our people.

Breton

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

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met

  1. but

Catalan

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Verb

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met

  1. inflection of metre:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Central Franconian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old High German mit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /met/ (most dialects)
  • IPA(key): /mɛt/ (few dialects)

Preposition

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met (+ dative)

  1. (most dialects) with

Derived terms

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  • mem (contraction with the masculine and neuter definite article)

Chuukese

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Determiner

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met

  1. what

Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German mit, from Old High German mit, from Proto-Germanic *midi. Cognate with German mit, Dutch met, Middle English mid, Icelandic með.

Preposition

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met

  1. (Sette Comuni, + dative) with

Derived terms

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References

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  • “met” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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met n

  1. genitive plural of meta

Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch met, from Old Dutch mit, variant of *midi (from which mee, mede), from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midi.

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Preposition

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met

  1. with, along with (another person)
  2. with, using (a tool, instrument or other means)
  3. at, for, during (a holiday/festivity)
    Heb je zin om met kerst bij ons langs te komen?
    Do you fancy visiting us for Christmas?
  4. (telephony) Used to answer a telephone call, followed by one's name, shortened from "u spreekt met..."
    Met Jan de Vries.
    Hello, this is Jan de Vries.
Declension
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Berbice Creole Dutch: mete
  • Jersey Dutch: met, mät
  • Negerhollands: met, mi, mit, mee
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: met

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch met, from Proto-Germanic *matją, whence also German Mett (through Low German). Related with Proto-Germanic *matiz, whence English meat.

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Noun

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met n or m (uncountable)

  1. (dated, Eastern Netherlands) mince (sometimes specifically uncooked)
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Faroese

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Noun

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met n (genitive singular mets, plural met)

  1. prestige, image, reputation, regard
  2. record

Declension

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Declension of met
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative met metið met metini
accusative met metið met metini
dative meti metinum metum metunum
genitive mets metsins meta metanna

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Finnish

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Etymology

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me with the regular plural suffix -t.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmet/, [ˈme̞t̪]
  • Rhymes: -et
  • Hyphenation(key): met

Pronoun

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met (dialectal)

  1. (personal) we

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  • me (standard Finnish)
  • myö (dialectal)

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French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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met

  1. third-person singular present indicative of mettre

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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met n (genitive singular mets, nominative plural met)

  1. scale (tool for weighing objects)
  2. record (most extreme known value of some achievement)

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Further reading

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Ilocano

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Alternative forms

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Particle

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met or mët (Kur-itan spelling ᜋᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. too; also
  2. used to show mild dissaproval

References

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  • Rubino, Carl Ralph Galvez (2000) “met”, in Byron W. Bender, editor, Ilocano Dictionary and Grammar: Ilocano-English, English-Ilocano[1] (overall work in English and Ilocano), Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, →LCCN

Kven

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Etymology

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From Finnish me, from Proto-Finnic *mek, from Proto-Uralic *me.

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Pronoun

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met

  1. we

Declension

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See also

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References

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  • Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 276

Ladino

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Etymology

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From Hebrew מת (met).

Adjective

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met (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling מת)

  1. dead

Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “met”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC

Latvian

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Verb

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met

  1. inflection of mest:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. third-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular imperative
  2. (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of mest
  3. (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of mest

Mauritian Creole

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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met

  1. Medial form of mete

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch mit, from Proto-Germanic *midi.

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Preposition

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met [with dative]

  1. with
  2. by means of, using (a tool, material etc.)
  3. at the same time as, at
  4. with, under circumstances of
  5. concerning
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Descendants

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Further reading

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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met n

  1. Synonym of ġemet (measure)

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Derived terms

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Old Saxon

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Preposition

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met

  1. Alternative form of mid

Polabian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьměti

Verb

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met impf

  1. to have

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  • The template Template:R:pox:SejDp does not use the parameter(s):
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    Polański, Kazimierz (1973) “met”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 3 (ľǫ̇dü – perĕ), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 379
  • Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “met”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 94
  • Olesch, Reinhold (1962) “Mêt”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 1: A – O, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 571

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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met

  1. genitive plural of meta

Slovene

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mȅt m inan

  1. throw (flight of a thrown object)

Inflection

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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. mèt
gen. sing. méta
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
mèt méta méti
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
méta métov métov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
métu métoma métom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
mèt méta méte
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
métu métih métih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
métom métoma méti
 
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing. mèt
gen. sing. mêta
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
mèt mêta mêti
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
mêta mêtov mêtov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
mêtu mêtoma mêtom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
mèt mêta mête
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
mêtu mêtih mêtih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
mêtom mêtoma mêti

Further reading

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  • met”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • met”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish مد, from Arabic مَدّ (madd).

Noun

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met (definite accusative meddi, plural metler)

  1. flow
  2. tide

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Volapük

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Noun

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met (nominative plural mets)

  1. (unit) metre

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Yola

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Noun

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met

  1. food, meat in its old meaning.
  2. Alternative form of maate (meat)
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 31:
      Coome to thee met.
      Come to thy meat.
    • 1867, GLOSSARY OF THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 81:
      Zed met.
      Stewed meat.
    • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page 96:
      Raree met in plathearès, ee-zet in a rooe,
      There was choice meat in platters, set in a row,

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References

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  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 56

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Noun

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met

  1. bug

References

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  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41