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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of met
First recorded before 900
Example Sentences
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"This will allow an orderly implementation and avoid prolonged uncertainty for clubs, players, supporters, investors and sponsors," said Marianne Okland, chair of Welsh rugby's Professional Rugby Board, whose members met on Monday.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: The best advisers for high-net-worth individuals often specialize in advanced estate planning, tax strategy and charitable giving to ensure their clients’ complex financial needs are met.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Merced admitted nearly everyone who met UC’s academic requirements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Vance’s efforts to seem hip come across as forced, as if he has never met a fellow millennial and can only approximate their lingo and cadence from reading old magazine reviews of movies like “Clueless.”
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
It’s half the size it was when I first met him, all its bright purple blooms long gone.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Det Ch Insp Teresa Foster from the Met Police said she believed Lamplugh may have been targeted by a stalker.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
He later reported the incident to the Met.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In December 2022, Kelly joined forces with other veteran journalists to team up with Belfast Met students to bring Tonight with Gerry Kelly to television for a run of eight episodes.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
A spokesperson for the Electoral Commission said it was aware that the Met had issued a statement about an ongoing police investigation and it had no further comment to make.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
But the ferment among the bomb scientists continued—centered, as always, at the Met Lab in Chicago.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
"I think it would be great if they met. They should. Get it done," US President Donald Trump told reporters on Thursday.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 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 heard from everybody I’ve ever met. Everybody came out of the woodwork,” McCurdy said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026
“Without the Musk effect, it would have been easily met. Now it looks unlikely.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2025
“I know, that’s on me. But I am certain. He’s speaking an old Cree I don’t even fully know. He’s way more fluent than me or anyone else I’ve met. And walked his lineage back.”
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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