verb
Very common
met
meht
Met (verb) means past tense and past participle of meet: encountered someone or something, or came together. Example: “We met at a friend’s wedding three years ago.”
verb
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Past tense and past participle of meet: encountered someone or something, or came together.
"We met at a friend’s wedding three years ago."
"The two roads met at a small roundabout."
"I met my neighbour at the bus stop this morning."
noun
1
Informal short form referring to a player on the New York Mets baseball team.
"The Mets fans cheered as their Met hit a home run."
"The reporter interviewed a Met outside the stadium after the match."
"Every Met on the team signed autographs for the waiting children."
How to use met
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe past-tense form of "meet".
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Etymology
From Middle English meten, from Old English metan ("to meet, encounter").
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Frequently asked questions
What does “met” mean?
The word “met” means past tense and past participle of meet: encountered someone or something, or came together. In plain terms, the past-tense form of "meet".
How do you pronounce “met”?
“Met” is pronounced meht (/mɛt/ in IPA).
How do you use “met” in a sentence?
Here is “met” used in a sentence: “We met at a friend’s wedding three years ago.”
What part of speech is “met”?
Depending on how it is used, “met” can be a verb and a noun.
Where does the word “met” come from?
The word “met” comes from Old English. From Middle English meten, from Old English metan ("to meet, encounter").
Is “met” a common word?
“Met” is a very common word in modern English.
How many meanings does “met” have?
“Met” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: past tense and past participle of meet: encountered someone or something, or came together.
Is the past tense of meet 'met' or 'meeted'?
It is met. Meet is an irregular verb, so it does not follow the usual rule of adding -ed, and the form 'meeted' does not exist. Met works as both the simple past, as in 'we met yesterday', and the past participle, as in 'we have met before'.
What is the difference between 'met' and 'meet'?
Meet is the present-tense form, used for something happening now or in general, such as 'let's meet on Friday'. Met is the past form, used for something that has already happened, such as 'we met on Friday'. The spelling change from double e to single e marks the shift in time.
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