met
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
VerbEdit
met
- simple past tense and past participle of meet
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
met
- (obsolete) simple past tense 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, […], volume I, new edition, 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 3Edit
From Middle English meten (“to dream”), from Old English mætan (“to dream”).
VerbEdit
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 notesEdit
- 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.
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- moet (Cape Afrikaans)
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch met, from Middle Dutch met, from Old Dutch mit, from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midi.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
met
- with
- 1921, C.J. Langenhoven (lyrics), M.L. de Villiers (music), “Die Stem van Suid-Afrika”, South Africa:
- Met ons land en met ons nasie.
- With our land and with our people.
BretonEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
PronunciationEdit
ConjunctionEdit
met
CatalanEdit
VerbEdit
met
Central FranconianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old High German mit.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
met (+ dative)
- (most dialects) with
Derived termsEdit
- mem (contraction with the masculine and neuter definite article)
ChuukeseEdit
DeterminerEdit
met
CimbrianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PrepositionEdit
met
- (Sette Comuni, + dative) with
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “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
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
met n
DutchEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch met, from Old Dutch mit, variant of *midi (from which mee, mede), from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midi.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
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.
InflectionEdit
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Berbice Creole Dutch: mete
- Jersey Dutch: met, mät
- Negerhollands: met, mi, mit, mee
- Skepi Creole Dutch: met
Etymology 2Edit
From Middle Dutch met, from Proto-Germanic *matją, whence also German Mett (through Low German). Related with Proto-Germanic *matiz, whence English meat.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
met n or m (uncountable)
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
FaroeseEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
met n (genitive singular mets, plural met)
DeclensionEdit
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 |
Derived termsEdit
- heimsmet (world record)
- metár (record year), metsølubók (bestseller), mettíð (record time)
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
me with the regular plural suffix -t.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
met
SynonymsEdit
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
met
IcelandicEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
met n (genitive singular mets, nominative plural met)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “met” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
IlocanoEdit
AdverbEdit
met
KvenEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Finnish me, from Proto-Finnic *mek, from Proto-Uralic *me.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
met
DeclensionEdit
Declension of met
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See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Eira Söderholm (2017) Kvensk grammatikk, Tromsø: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, →ISBN, page 276
LadinoEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
met (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling מת)
SynonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “met”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
LatvianEdit
VerbEdit
met
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of mest
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of mest
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of mest
- 2nd person singular imperative form of mest
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of mest
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of mest
Mauritian CreoleEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
met
Middle DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Dutch mit, from Proto-Germanic *midi.
PronunciationEdit
PrepositionEdit
met [+dative]
- with
- by means of, using (a tool, material etc.)
- at the same time as, at
- with, under circumstances of
- concerning
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “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 EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
met n
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
- metbielġ (“wallet”)
- metcundlīċ (“metrical”)
- metecorn (“apportion or allowance of grain”)
- metġeard (“measuring stick, measuring rod”)
- metrāp (“measuring rope, sounding line”)
Old SaxonEdit
PrepositionEdit
met
- Alternative form of mid
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
met
SloveneEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mȅt m inan
- throw (flight of a thrown object)
InflectionEdit
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 |
TurkishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ottoman Turkish مد, from Arabic مَدّ (madd).
NounEdit
met (definite accusative meddi, plural metler)
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “met”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
VolapükEdit
NounEdit
met (nominative plural mets)
- (unit) metre
DeclensionEdit
WestrobothnianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From meta (“to measure.”) Compare Old Norse mjǫt.
NounEdit
met n
- Measurement.[1]
- dröuw uti meten ― ample in measurement
ReferencesEdit
YolaEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English mete, from Old English mete, from Proto-West Germanic *mati.
NounEdit
met
- food, meat in its old meaning.
Derived termsEdit
- met-borde (“dining table”)
ReferencesEdit
- Jacob Poole (1867), 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, page 56
ZouEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
met
ReferencesEdit
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41