mete
To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allotTo dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
» My teacher meted out physical punishment to his pupils.
Значення
значень: 1(зазвичай)To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
Приклади
речень: 4My teacher meted out physical punishment to his pupils.
The court has the power to mete out sentences.
It's punishment meted out on the basis of skin color.
Tom was unprepared for the scathing criticism meted out to him by his boss.
deTom war nicht vorbereitet auf die scharfe Kritik, die sein Chef an ihm übte.
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мов: 2Походження
From Middle English meten, from Old English metan (“to measure, mete out, mark off, comparFrom Middle English meten, from Old English metan (“to measure, mete out, mark off, compare, estimate; pass over, traverse”), from Proto-West Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic *metaną (“to measure”), from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, consider”).
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Форми
metes, meting, meted, metedСпільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 10Уроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу