meter
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- metre (Commonwealth English for noun senses 2 and 3, rare for other senses)
EtymologyEdit
Senses 1.1, 2, and 3 were borrowed from French mètre and Latin metrum; see metre for more.
Sense 1.2 is a noun derived from mete, from Old English metan (“to measure, mark off”), possibly influencing the other meanings.
PronunciationEdit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmitəɹ/, [ˈmiɾɚ]
Audio (US) (file)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmiːtə/
- Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ)
NounEdit
meter (plural meters)
- A device that measures things.
- A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
- gas meter
- (dated) One who metes or measures.
- a labouring coal-meter
- A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
- (American spelling) The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), conceived as 1/10,000,000 of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator, and now defined as the distance light will travel in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 seconds.
- 2013 May-June, William E. Conner, “An Acoustic Arms Race”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 206-7:
- Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.
- Synonym: metre
- (American spelling) The overall rhythm of a song or poem; particularly, the number of beats in a measure or syllables in a line.
- (obsolete) A poem.
- 1551, Thomas More, “(please specify the Internet Archive page)”, in Raphe Robynson [i.e., Ralph Robinson], transl., A Fruteful, and Pleasaunt Worke of the Best State of a Publyque Weale, and of the Newe Yle Called Utopia: […], London: […] [Steven Mierdman for] Abraham Vele, […], →OCLC:
- A meter of […] berses in the Utopian tongue
- (obsolete) A poem.
- (American spelling) A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.
Derived termsEdit
- 1,000 meter
- 1000-meter
- 1000 meter
- 100 meter dash
- 100-meter dash
- altimeter
- ammeter
- am-meter
- Ampère meter
- asymmetrical meter
- asymmetric meter
- attometer
- atto-meter
- centimeter
- clap-o-meter
- coal-meter
- common meter
- compound meter
- cool-o-meter
- cover meter
- cringe-o-meter
- cubic meter
- decimeter
- drift meter
- dry meter
- electricity meter
- electric meter
- E-meter
- energy meter
- entomometer
- exameter
- exposure meter
- feed the meter
- femtometer
- flowmeter
- gas meter
- gas meter bandit
- gigameter
- gravity meter
- heroic meter
- kilogram-meter
- kilometer
- light meter
- linear meter
- long meter
- megameter
- meter attendant
- meter-kilogramme-second
- meter-kilogram-second
- meter maid
- meter stamp
- meter stick
- meter-tonne-second
- meter-ton-second
- metric
- metrical
- micrometer
- millimeter
- multimeter
- nanometer
- newton meter
- nuclear hydrogen detection meter
- odometer
- parking meter
- peak flow meter
- pedometer
- pentameter
- pH meter
- picometer
- pin the meter
- Q meter
- running meter
- short meter
- simple meter
- sloka meter
- smart meter
- smell-o-meter
- S meter
- spectropolarimeter
- speedometer
- square meter
- survey meter
- tachymeter
- terameter
- tetrameter
- torque meter
- trip meter
- voltmeter
- VU meter
- water meter
- watt-hour meter
- wet meter
- yoctometer
- yottameter
- zeptometer
- zettameter
TranslationsEdit
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VerbEdit
meter (third-person singular simple present meters, present participle metering, simple past and past participle metered)
- To measure with a metering device.
- To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter.
- To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such as anticipation or breath).
TranslationsEdit
AnagramsEdit
AragoneseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin mittere, present active infinitive of mittō.
VerbEdit
meter
- to put
DanishEdit
NounEdit
meter c (singular definite meteren, plural indefinite meter)
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “meter” in Den Danske Ordbog
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
NounEdit
meter m (plural meters, diminutive metertje n)
- measurer (person who measures something)
- meter (device that measures things or indicates a physical quantity)
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
meter m (plural meters, diminutive metertje n)
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
From Middle Dutch meter, from metrijn, from Latin matrīna.
NounEdit
meter f (plural meters, diminutive metertje n, masculine peter)
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Galician-Portuguese meter, from Latin mittō, mittēre (“to send, put”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange, remove”).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
meter (first-person singular present meto, first-person singular preterite metín, past participle metido)
- (transitive) to put
- (transitive) to insert
- (transitive) to bring in
- (takes a reflexive pronoun) to meddle, interfere
- (transitive) to deliver
- Meteulle unha patada. ― He delivered him a kick.
ConjugationEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “meter” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “meter” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “meter” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “meter” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
IndonesianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
- From Dutch meter, meten, from Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metaną, from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”).
- From Dutch meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”).
NounEdit
mètêr (first-person possessive meterku, second-person possessive metermu, third-person possessive meternya)
- meter, a device that measures things.
- meter, metre, the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Dutch meter, from Middle Dutch meter, from metrijn, from Latin matrīna.
NounEdit
mètêr (first-person possessive meterku, second-person possessive metermu, third-person possessive meternya)
Further readingEdit
- “meter” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
KholosiEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
meter ?
ReferencesEdit
- Eric Anonby; Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014), “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx[1], pages 13-36
LadinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin mittere, present active infinitive of mittō.
VerbEdit
meter
ConjugationEdit
- Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
infinitive | meter, mete | |||||
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auxiliary verb | avei | gerund | metan | |||
past participle | metù | |||||
person | singular | plural | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |
indicative | ie | tu | el / ela | nos | vos | ei / eles |
present | mete | metes | met | meton | meteis | met |
imperfect | metove | metoves | metova | metovan | metovais | metova |
future | metaré | metaras | metarà | metaron | metareis | metarà |
subjunctive | che ie | che tu | che el / ela | che nos | che vos | che ei / eles |
present | mete | metes | mete | meton | meteis | mete |
imperfect | metesse | metesses | metessa | metessan | metessais | metessa |
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – |
— | met | — | meton | metede | — |
LadinoEdit
VerbEdit
meter
- to put
LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
mēter
MalayEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
meter (Jawi spelling ميتر, plural meter-meter, informal 1st possessive meterku, 2nd possessive metermu, 3rd possessive meternya)
- meter (all senses)
Further readingEdit
- “meter” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
MòchenoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French mètre, from Latin metrum (“a measure”), from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).
NounEdit
meter m (plural meter)
- meter (unit of measure)
ReferencesEdit
- “meter” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
NounEdit
meter m (definite singular meteren, indefinite plural meter, definite plural meterne)
Derived termsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
NounEdit
meter m (definite singular meteren, indefinite plural meter, definite plural meterane or metrane)
Derived termsEdit
PortugueseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- metter (obsolete)
EtymologyEdit
From Old Galician-Portuguese meter, from Latin mittere (“to send, to put”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange, remove”).
PronunciationEdit
- Hyphenation: me‧ter
VerbEdit
meter (first-person singular present meto, first-person singular preterite meti, past participle metido)
- (transitive) to put
- (transitive) to insert
- (reflexive) to meddle, interfere
- (transitive, vulgar) to fuck, screw
- inflection of meter:
ConjugationEdit
Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | meter | |||||
Personal | meter | meteres | meter | metermos | meterdes | meterem |
Gerund | ||||||
metendo | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | metido | metidos | ||||
Feminine | metida | metidas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | meto | metes | mete | metemos | meteis | metem |
Imperfect | metia | metias | metia | metíamos | metíeis | metiam |
Preterite | meti | meteste | meteu | metemos | metestes | meteram |
Pluperfect | metera | meteras | metera | metêramos | metêreis | meteram |
Future | meterei | meterás | meterá | meteremos | metereis | meterão |
Conditional | ||||||
meteria | meterias | meteria | meteríamos | meteríeis | meteriam | |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | meta | metas | meta | metamos | metais | metam |
Imperfect | metesse | metesses | metesse | metêssemos | metêsseis | metessem |
Future | meter | meteres | meter | metermos | meterdes | meterem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | mete | meta | metamos | metei | metam | |
Negative (não) | não metas | não meta | não metamos | não metais | não metam |
QuotationsEdit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:meter.
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “meter” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “meter” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “meter” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “meter” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “meter” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
SlovakEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
meter m inan
Further readingEdit
- meter in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
SloveneEdit
NounEdit
meter m
Further readingEdit
- “meter”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Old Spanish meter, from Latin mittō (“to send”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *mey-th₂- (“to exchange, remove”). Cognate with English mess (sense 2) and also mission, message. Compare also French mettre, Friulian meti, Portuguese meter, and Italian mettere. The semantic shift from "send" to "put" probably occurred in Vulgar Latin.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
meter (first-person singular present meto, first-person singular preterite metí, past participle metido)
- to put in, insert
- Synonym: poner
- (sports) to score
- meter un gol ― to score a goal
- to make (noise)
- to cram, to stuff, to stick, to shove
- (reflexive) to meddle, interfere, to get into
- ¡No te metas en lo que no te importa!
- Don't get involved in other people's business!/ Don't meddle in others' affairs!
- Synonyms: inmiscuirse, meter la nariz
- (reflexive) to get into (a small space)
- (reflexive) to get into, to get in
- meterse en problemas ― to get in trouble.
- Está tratando de meterse en tu cabeza.
- He's trying to get into your head.
ConjugationEdit
infinitive | meter | ||||||
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gerund | metiendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | metido | metida | |||||
plural | metidos | metidas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | meto | metestú metésvos |
mete | metemos | metéis | meten | |
imperfect | metía | metías | metía | metíamos | metíais | metían | |
preterite | metí | metiste | metió | metimos | metisteis | metieron | |
future | meteré | meterás | meterá | meteremos | meteréis | meterán | |
conditional | metería | meterías | metería | meteríamos | meteríais | meterían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | meta | metastú metásvos2 |
meta | metamos | metáis | metan | |
imperfect (ra) |
metiera | metieras | metiera | metiéramos | metierais | metieran | |
imperfect (se) |
metiese | metieses | metiese | metiésemos | metieseis | metiesen | |
future1 | metiere | metieres | metiere | metiéremos | metiereis | metieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | metetú metévos |
meta | metamos | meted | metan | ||
negative | no metas | no meta | no metamos | no metáis | no metan |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
infinitive | meterse | ||||||
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gerund | metiéndose | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | metido | metida | |||||
plural | metidos | metidas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
personal non-finite | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
infinitive | meterme | meterte | meterse | meternos | meteros | meterse | |
gerund | metiéndome | metiéndote | metiéndose | metiéndonos | metiéndoos | metiéndose | |
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | me meto | te metestú te metésvos |
se mete | nos metemos | os metéis | se meten | |
imperfect | me metía | te metías | se metía | nos metíamos | os metíais | se metían | |
preterite | me metí | te metiste | se metió | nos metimos | os metisteis | se metieron | |
future | me meteré | te meterás | se meterá | nos meteremos | os meteréis | se meterán | |
conditional | me metería | te meterías | se metería | nos meteríamos | os meteríais | se meterían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | me meta | te metastú te metásvos2 |
se meta | nos metamos | os metáis | se metan | |
imperfect (ra) |
me metiera | te metieras | se metiera | nos metiéramos | os metierais | se metieran | |
imperfect (se) |
me metiese | te metieses | se metiese | nos metiésemos | os metieseis | se metiesen | |
future1 | me metiere | te metieres | se metiere | nos metiéremos | os metiereis | se metieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | métetetú metetevos |
métase | metámonos | meteos | métanse | ||
negative | no te metas | no se meta | no nos metamos | no os metáis | no se metan |
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “meter”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
meter c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of meter | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | meter | metern | meter | meterna |
Genitive | meters | meterns | meters | meternas |
Declension of meter | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | meter | metern | metrar | metrarna |
Genitive | meters | meterns | metrars | metrarnas |
TatarEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
meter