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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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He traveled to China and the U.S., met factory managers and mall operators.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

For some executives, it was the first time they had met a creative director face-to-face.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Since I met Larry’s eyes 60 years ago, I’ve been voting with my feet in the streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

She has met Health Secretary Wes Streeting to discuss the issue.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

We knew that anyone and everyone who saw us or met up with us was a danger to us, but we could not avoid them altogether, however hard we tried.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

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