met

¹

[ met ]

verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of meet ¹.

Met

²

abbreviation for

, Biochemistry.

1. methionine.

met-

³

1. variant of meta- before a vowel:

   metempirical.

met.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. metaphor.
2. metaphysics.
3. meteorology.
4. metropolitan.

met.

¹

abbreviation for

1. meteorological

   the met. office weather report

2. meteorology

met

²

/ mɛt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of meet 1

Met

³

/ mɛt /

noun

1. (in Britain) the Metropolitan Police Force: the main police force serving London
2. (in the US) the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Other Words From

• un·met adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of met¹

First recorded before 900

Idioms and Phrases

See under meet .

Related Words

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