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met

1 American  
[met] / mɛt /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of meet.

Met 2 American  

abbreviation

Biochemistry.

  1. methionine.

met- 3 American  

  1. variant of meta- before a vowel.

    metempirical.
met. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. metaphor.

  2. metaphysics.

  3. meteorology.

  4. metropolitan.

Met 1 British  
/ mɛt /

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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met. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. meteorological

    the met. office weather report

  2. meteorology

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met 3 British  
/ mɛt /

verb

  1. the past tense and past participle of meet 1

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met Idioms  

  1. See under meet.

Other Word Forms

  • unmet adjective

Etymology

Origin of met

First recorded before 900

Example Sentences

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But the plans have met strong opposition from locals concerned about the impact on the wider area.

From BBC

Prosecutors met with at least seven Epstein victims in the weeks following his August 2019 death and had additional interviews scheduled, the records show.

From The Wall Street Journal

But East Lothian Council's decision to install parking meters has been met with an "unprecedented" level of hostility.

From BBC

Palace were ahead of United in the table when the two sides met on 30 November.

From BBC

Khamenei spent months at a time on the front lines, where many of the commanders and soldiers he met and knew were killed.

From BBC

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