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 .

Example Sentences

A Times editor met with actor John Stamos to prepare a Greek dish at his home, where they discussed their similar backgrounds and his new memoir, ‘If You Would Have Told Me.’

From Los Angeles Times

The A-list couple met while filming 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming and are now rumoured to be starring together in director Christopher Nolan's next film.

From BBC

He allegedly met Wang in the desert on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

Cardiff Crown Court heard that the pair had met at school at Christ College in Brecon and had been friends since.

From BBC

After he was elected in 2016, Trump met with then-President Obama in the Oval Office for 90 minutes, an encounter that Obama’s advisors described at the time as less awkward than expected.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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