met
verb
simple past tense and past participle of meet.
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met
1 American
[met]
/ mɛt /
verb
Met
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American
abbreviation
Biochemistry.
met-
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American
met.
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American
abbreviation
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metaphor.
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metaphysics.
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meteorology.
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metropolitan.
Met
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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.
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British
abbreviation
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meteorological
the met. office weather report
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meteorology
met
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British
/ mɛt /
verb
met
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Etymology
Origin of met
First recorded before 900
Example Sentences
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Núñez, founder of the consulting firm Actum, met frequently with Bonta’s office in an effort to broker peace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
It’s also where he met Lori Beth Graham, an evangelist and frequent speaker at the center who described herself as a survivor of an abusive marriage and a hard-partying lifestyle as a youth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Apple chairman met European Parliament President Roberta Metsola earlier on Tuesday as well as EU lawmakers focused on children's safety.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Other insurance fraud cases flagged by the ABI include someone who staged car crashes with people they met online and a complex travel insurance scam involving multiple fake identities and documents.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“So that’s Mom’s smile. It belongs to her. Now he’s handing it out to some chick we never met before?”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
The UK is on track for one of its warmest years on record, according to the Met Office.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
In New York, can you imagine having to go through metal detectors to sit at the Met steps?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The Met Office's latest three-month outlook, spanning October to December, suggests higher-than-normal chances of a mild autumn and start to winter.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Counter Terrorism Policing can now confirm they are leading an investigation into an incident which took place overnight near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire," the Met statement added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
We’re outside the Met Foods on Flatbush, and it’s a sunny fall day.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
“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
“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
"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
“They haven’t been to India in so long—Rishi has cousins he’s never met. They’ll be a few weeks, maybe a month.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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