met
verb
simple past tense and past participle of meet.
met
1 American
[met]
/ mɛt /
verb
Met
2
American
abbreviation
Biochemistry.
met-
3
American
met.
4
American
abbreviation
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metaphor.
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metaphysics.
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meteorology.
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metropolitan.
Met
1
British
/ mɛt /
noun
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(in Britain) the Metropolitan Police Force: the main police force serving London
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(in the US) the Metropolitan Museum of Art
met.
2
British
abbreviation
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meteorological
the met. office weather report
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meteorology
met
3
British
/ mɛt /
verb
met
Idioms
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of met
First recorded before 900
Example Sentences
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"This will allow an orderly implementation and avoid prolonged uncertainty for clubs, players, supporters, investors and sponsors," said Marianne Okland, chair of Welsh rugby's Professional Rugby Board, whose members met on Monday.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Her parents immigrated from Iraq and Indonesia, met in Alabama, and settled in Orlando, Fla. Her father drove a truck while her mother mostly worked restaurant jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
In recent years, Riverside and Merced have increased their numbers by going after students who met UC’s admissions requirements but did not include those campuses in their UC fall applications.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Vance’s efforts to seem hip come across as forced, as if he has never met a fellow millennial and can only approximate their lingo and cadence from reading old magazine reviews of movies like “Clueless.”
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
When we moved here, especially after I met Russell, my world had expanded beyond Chinatown.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
It is also the only Met case still run on the 1980s card index system, kept in case a handwritten detail was ever overlooked.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
He later reported the incident to the Met.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
She said Kelly described helping the students at Belfast Met as a "closing the circle moment".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In December 2022, Kelly joined forces with other veteran journalists to team up with Belfast Met students to bring Tonight with Gerry Kelly to television for a run of eight episodes.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“How do you know which way is uptown?” she asked me when we were on our way to the Met.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
“It’s like Floyd is the greatest thing Clark’s ever met. A less sophisticated actor might not do that. That choice launched a chemistry between us that was very special.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
“Steve loves his characters beyond many other writers I’ve met. He invests them with so much humanity,” says Harbour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
"I think it would be great if they met. They should. Get it done," US President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
"One is notification one year in advance, which is actually met. And the second is paying the arrears, so we hope they will do that but we haven't received anything yet."
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
“Excuse me, I thought we’d been best friends since ninth grade, but apparently we’ve never even met. Lydia Blankenship. You are?”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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