met
[ met ]
/ mɛt /
verb
simple past tense and past participle of meet1.
OTHER WORDS FROM met
un·met, adjectiveWords nearby met
Definition for met (2 of 5)
Definition for met (3 of 5)
Origin of meet
1
before 900; Middle English
meten, Old English
gemētan; cognate with Old Norse
mœta, Old Saxon
mōtian. See
moot1
OTHER WORDS FROM meet
meet·er, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH meet
meat meetDefinition for met (4 of 5)
Definition for met (5 of 5)
Example sentences from the Web for met
British Dictionary definitions for met (1 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for met (2 of 5)
Met
/ (mɛt) /
noun the Met informal
(in Britain) the Metropolitan Police Force: the main police force serving London
(in the US) the Metropolitan Museum of Art
British Dictionary definitions for met (3 of 5)
met.
abbreviation for
meteorological
the met. office weather report
meteorology
British Dictionary definitions for met (4 of 5)
meet
1
/ (miːt) /
verb meets, meeting or met
noun
Derived forms of meet
meeter, nounWord Origin for meet
Old English
mētan; related to Old Norse
mœta, Old Saxon
mōtian
British Dictionary definitions for met (5 of 5)
meet
2
/ (miːt) /
adjective
archaic
proper, fitting, or correct
Derived forms of meet
meetly, adverbWord Origin for meet
C13: from variant of Old English
gemǣte; related to Old High German
māza suitability, Old Norse
mǣtr valuable
Medical definitions for met (1 of 2)
Met
abbr.
methionine
Medical definitions for met (2 of 2)
MET
abbr.
metabolic equivalent
Idioms and Phrases with met (1 of 2)
met
See under meet.
Idioms and Phrases with met (2 of 2)
meet