Meaning

1 senses

  1. A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.

More definitions
  • a line that indicates a boundary

Examples

4 sentences

  1. My teacher meted out physical punishment to his pupils.

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  2. The court has the power to mete out sentences.

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  3. It's punishment meted out on the basis of skin color.

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  4. 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. — Tickler

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Origin

From Middle English mete, from Old French mete (“boundary, boundary marker”), from Latin m

From Middle English mete, from Old French mete (“boundary, boundary marker”), from Latin mēta (“post, goal, marker”). Cognate with the second element in Old English wullmod (“distaff”).

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Forms

plural: metes
Singularmete
Pluralmetes

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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