met

¹ American  

[met] / mɛt /

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of meet.

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Met ² American  

abbreviation

Biochemistry.

1. methionine.

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met- ³ American  

1. variant of meta- before a vowel.

   metempirical.

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met. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. metaphor.

2. metaphysics.

3. meteorology.

4. metropolitan.

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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.

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Other Word Forms

• unmet adjective

Etymology

Origin of met

First recorded before 900

Example Sentences

"We met on Forthlin Road / And wrote a secret code / Never to be spoken."

From BBC

Foreman said that on Wednesday for the first time in months she had met with her husband Craig, who is also imprisoned in Iran.

From BBC

An official process looking at whether the proposed area met the criteria for a national park was run by Natural Resources Wales between 2022-25, and costed approximately £700,000 a year.

From BBC

But I would have liked to have met him and say I’m an admirer.

From Los Angeles Times

He later joined “Road Rules: All Stars,” where he met his future wife Rachel Campos-Duffy.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accumulated
• collected
• concentrated
• huddled
• massed
• reunited