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met

1

[ met ]

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of meet 1.


Met

2

abbreviation for

Biochemistry.

met-

3
  1. variant of meta- before a vowel:

    metempirical.

met.

4

abbreviation for

  1. metaphor.
  2. metaphysics.
  3. meteorology.
  4. metropolitan.

met.

1

abbreviation for

  1. meteorological

    the met. office weather report

  2. meteorology
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met

2

/ ɛ /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of meet 1
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Met

3

/ ɛ /

noun

  1. (in Britain) the Metropolitan Police Force: the main police force serving London
  2. (in the US) the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of met1

First recorded before 900
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Idioms and Phrases

See under meet .
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Example Sentences

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The latest review, however, found only four were on track to be met, while four were worsening – including the annual rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander incarceration, which was up 12% in a year.

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In a statement, Stormzy said he had "always been drawn to theatre" and said he and Rubasingham "properly hit it off" when they met.

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Sir Tony's intervention has also been met with dismay by Labour-supporting environmental groups.

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who privately owns the Washington Post, met with Trump after the election and has praised his push for deregulation and lower taxes.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump met again this month — from positions of power and comfort, deciding the fate of people they will never meet.

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