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

John Prescott, who met Mr Anschutz seven times, failed to declare the visit for 11 months.

From BBC

Sonny and Cher met in a coffee shop, but at the time she lied about her age.

From Salon

On several occasions Mr Adani met personally with government officials to advance the bribery scheme, officials said.

From BBC

Reporters and members of the media packed the hallway outside the room where members of the committee met on Wednesday.

From BBC

The House committee met for two hours behind closed doors on Wednesday, as calls grew for details of its investigation into Gaetz, a former Florida congressman whose nomination to serve as attorney general has proved controversial.

From BBC

Related Words

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