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
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Etymology
Origin of met
First recorded before 900
Example Sentences
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At the time, Alaba said: "There has been no attempt to avoid my financial obligations, and I am wholeheartedly committed to ensuring that the liability is met in full."
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
"When we assess that the necessary conditions have been met in terms of regional and border security, the status of our base areas and our presence in the region will be reconsidered."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Kao eventually met with all three, and each asked for $100,000, he told the FBI.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Additionally, most investors Daiwa met during an October U.S. trip remain underweight on China and its internet sector, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
But it still came as a surprise to us on that day we first met up with the Americans.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
But, it is from late on Thursday where a rapidly deepening area of low pressure - named Storm Austen by the Met Office - starts to approach from the Atlantic.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
A Met Office yellow wind warning will be in force from midnight on Friday to 12:00 BST and covers south Wales, south-west England and along southern coastal counties of England.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
If the UK Met Office or Ireland's Met Éireann expect this week's low pressure system to bring significant impacts, that would lead them to issue weather warnings at an amber level or higher .
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
The house paired the Mamdani announcement with the launch of the "Make the Met Forever" campaign to raise $1.5 billion.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
I told her I was destined for the Met Office.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
“Tanya came through from the kitchen with another tray of small things on sticks–olives, chunks of pineapple. Our eyes met. ‘I’m going through a ‘70s thing,’ she said.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
“With this tremendous power comes a higher ethical standard that apparently wasn’t met. The IG can and must get answers for the public.”
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
She describes Seehorn as perhaps “the easiest person to fall in love with that I’ve ever met. Other than my husband!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 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
“I’ve read your file so many times on so many different networks that I feel like we’ve already met. There are so many people out there looking for you right now.”
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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