met
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
met
- simple past and past participle of meet
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
met
- (obsolete) simple past and past participle of mete (to measure)
- [1611?], Homer, “Book III”, in Geo[rge] Chapman, transl., The Iliads of Homer Prince of Poets. […], London: […] Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC; The Iliads of Homer, Prince of Poets, […], new edition, volume I, London: Charles Knight and Co., […], 1843, →OCLC:
- Then Hector, Priam’s martial son, stepp’d forth, and met the ground,
With wise Ulysses, where the blows of combat must resound;
Etymology 3 edit
From Middle English meten (“to dream”), from Old English mætan (“to dream”).
Verb edit
met (no third-person singular simple present, no present participle, simple past met, no past participle)
- (obsolete, impersonal) To dream; to occur (to one) in a dream.
- c. 1653, William Cartwright, The Ordinary:
- All night me met eke that I was at Kirke.
Usage notes edit
- 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 edit
Afrikaans edit
Alternative forms edit
- moet (Cape Afrikaans)
Etymology edit
From Dutch met, from Middle Dutch met, from Old Dutch mit, from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midi.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
met
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
met
Catalan edit
Verb edit
met
- inflection of metre:
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German mit.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
met (+ dative)
- (most dialects) with
Derived terms edit
- mem (contraction with the masculine and neuter definite article)
Chuukese edit
Determiner edit
met
Cimbrian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
met
- (Sette Comuni, + dative) with
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
met n
Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch met, from Old Dutch mit, variant of *midi (from which mee, mede), from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midi.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
met
- with, along with (another person)
- with, using (a tool, instrument or other means)
- at, for, during (a holiday/festivity)
- Heb je zin om met kerst bij ons langs te komen?
- Do you fancy visiting us for Christmas?
- (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.
Inflection edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Berbice Creole Dutch: mete
- Jersey Dutch: met, mät
- Negerhollands: met, mi, mit, mee
- Skepi Creole Dutch: met
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch met, from Proto-Germanic *matją, whence also German Mett (through Low German). Related with Proto-Germanic *matiz, whence English meat.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
met n or m (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Anagrams edit
Faroese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
met n (genitive singular mets, plural met)
Declension edit
Declension of met | ||||
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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 |
Derived terms edit
- heimsmet (world record)
- metár (record year), metsølubók (bestseller), mettíð (record time)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
me with the regular plural suffix -t.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
met (dialectal)
- (personal) we
Synonyms edit
Anagrams edit
French edit
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met
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
met n (genitive singular mets, nominative plural met)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “met” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Ilocano edit
Adverb edit
met
Kven edit
Etymology edit
From Finnish me, from Proto-Finnic *mek, from Proto-Uralic *me.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
met
Declension edit
Declension of met
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See also edit
References edit
- Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 276
Ladino edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
met (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling מת)
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “met”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
Latvian edit
Verb edit
met
- inflection of mest:
- (with the particle lai) third-person singular imperative of mest
- (with the particle lai) third-person plural imperative of mest
Mauritian Creole edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
met
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch mit, from Proto-Germanic *midi.
Pronunciation edit
Preposition edit
met [+dative]
- with
- by means of, using (a tool, material etc.)
- at the same time as, at
- with, under circumstances of
- concerning
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “met (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “met (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Old English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
met n
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
- metbielġ (“wallet”)
- metcundlīċ (“metrical”)
- metecorn (“apportion or allowance of grain”)
- metġeard (“measuring stick, measuring rod”)
- metrāp (“measuring rope, sounding line”)
Old Saxon edit
Preposition edit
met
- Alternative form of mid
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
met
Slovene edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mȅt m inan
- throw (flight of a thrown object)
Inflection edit
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
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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 |
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 edit
- “met”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “met”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish مد, from Arabic مَدّ (madd).
Noun edit
met (definite accusative meddi, plural metler)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “met”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Volapük edit
Noun edit
met (nominative plural mets)
- (unit) metre
Declension edit
Yola edit
Noun edit
met
- food, meat in its old meaning.
- 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,
Derived terms edit
- met-borde (“dining table”)
References edit
- 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
Zou edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
met
References edit
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41