Meaning of "mete" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD METE

Old English metan; compare Old Saxon metan, Old Norse meta, German messen to measure.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF METE

miːt

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF METE

Mete is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb mete in English.

WHAT DOES METE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mete

Mete is a common masculine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Mete" means "brave", "galahad", "hero", "valiant", and/or "gallant". Mete is a deformed version of "Mo - du" which is the regnal name of Modu Chanyu who was the founder of Xiongnu Empire. Mete is considered one of the first known Turkish rulers in the history and the name is used in memory of him. Appropriate Turkish reading of "Mo - du" is "Baghatur". Baghatur is also used as a masculine given name by Turkish people as Bahadır, Batur, and as in other cognate forms.

Definition of mete in the English dictionary

The definition of mete in the dictionary is to distribute or allot. Other definition of mete is measure.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO METE

PRESENT

Present

I mete

you mete

he/she/it metes

we mete

you mete

they mete

Present continuous

I am meting

you are meting

he/she/it is meting

we are meting

you are meting

they are meting

Present perfect

I have meted

you have meted

he/she/it has meted

we have meted

you have meted

they have meted

Present perfect continuous

I have been meting

you have been meting

he/she/it has been meting

we have been meting

you have been meting

they have been meting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I meted

you meted

he/she/it meted

we meted

you meted

they meted

Past continuous

I was meting

you were meting

he/she/it was meting

we were meting

you were meting

they were meting

Past perfect

I had meted

you had meted

he/she/it had meted

we had meted

you had meted

they had meted

Past perfect continuous

I had been meting

you had been meting

he/she/it had been meting

we had been meting

you had been meting

they had been meting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will mete

you will mete

he/she/it will mete

we will mete

you will mete

they will mete

Future continuous

I will be meting

you will be meting

he/she/it will be meting

we will be meting

you will be meting

they will be meting

Future perfect

I will have meted

you will have meted

he/she/it will have meted

we will have meted

you will have meted

they will have meted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been meting

you will have been meting

he/she/it will have been meting

we will have been meting

you will have been meting

they will have been meting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would mete

you would mete

he/she/it would mete

we would mete

you would mete

they would mete

Conditional continuous

I would be meting

you would be meting

he/she/it would be meting

we would be meting

you would be meting

they would be meting

Conditional perfect

I would have mete

you would have mete

he/she/it would have mete

we would have mete

you would have mete

they would have mete

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been meting

you would have been meting

he/she/it would have been meting

we would have been meting

you would have been meting

they would have been meting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you mete
we let´s mete
you mete

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to mete

Past participle

meted

Present Participle

meting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF METE

Find out the translation of mete to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of mete from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mete» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 丈量
• Translator English - Spanish: impartir
• English: mete
• Translator English - Hindi: ठहराना
• Translator English - Arabic: بفرضها
• Translator English - Russian: вершить
• Translator English - Portuguese: mete
• Translator English - Bengali: পরিমাপ
• Translator English - French: mete
• Translator English - Malay: Mete
• Translator English - German: mete
• Translator English - Japanese: mete
• Translator English - Korean: 벼
• Translator English - Javanese: Mete
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đo
• Translator English - Tamil: அளி
• Translator English - Marathi: मेटे
• Translator English - Turkish: bölüştürmek
• Translator English - Italian: mete
• Translator English - Polish: wymierzać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: вершити
• Translator English - Romanian: împărți
• Translator English - Greek: απονέμω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: meet
• Translator English - Swedish: mete
• Translator English - Norwegian: Mete

QUOTES WITH «METE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mete.

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Teju Cole

In countries with a properly functioning legal system, the mob continues to exist, but it is rarely called upon to mete out capital punishment. The right to take human life belongs to the state. Not so in societies where weak courts and poor law enforcement are combined with intractable structural injustices.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METE»

Discover the use of mete in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mete and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Understanding structures: an introduction to structural analysis

The book imparts a basic understanding of how buildings and bridges resist gravity, wind, and earthquake loads.

Mete A. Sozen, Toshikatsu Ichinose, 2008

What Measure Ye Mete: The Life and Times of Judge Halsted Ritter

The Life and Times of Judge Halsted Ritter Maximilian Longley. The'Life and Times of Judge Halsted Ritter ' PW by Maximilian Longley What Measure Ye Mete What Measure Ye Mete § The. Front Cover.

Maximilian Longley, 2003

Amino Acid Biosynthesis – Pathways, Regulation and Metabolic ...

MetE/R and MetH The genes metE and metR are divergently transcribed from overlapping promoters (Maxon et al. 1989). The 236bp intergenic region contains a total of seven met-boxes and one MetR binding site that overlaps the coding ...

Volker F. Wendisch, 2007

The Statutes of the Realm: Printed by Command of His Majesty ...

First that no bailif of husbandrye shall take for his Wages by yere above xxvj s. viij d. for his Clothyng vs. with mete and drynke; noo cheif hyne as a Carter or cheif Shepard above xxs. by the yere and for his clothyng vs. with mete and dtynlte; ...

Great Britain, 1817

Leksik Kreyograve;l-fransegrave; - Lexique ...

... mete [mété] : investir, appliquer, situer, fourrer, mettre, poster mete a labri [mété a labri] : abriter, garer mete a sèk [mété a sèk] : raffler, vider, dessécher mete a tab [mété a tab] : s'attabler mete a tè [mété atè] : détrôner mete ajnou [mété ajnou,  ...

Michel R. Doret, 2010

Middle English Dictionary

4l/l7: Pe spaeudrenc ys god aer mete and bera [read: betra] aefter mete. al225(? OE) Vsp. A.Hom. 237: Me sceolde sief him his morse mete bat he be bet mihte abide bane more mete. al225(?al200) Trin.Hom. 67: Drinke o tige atte mete and ...

Sherman M. Kuhn, Robert E. Lewis, 1977

Controlled Markov Processes and Viscosity Solutions

This book is intended as an introduction to optimal stochastic control for continuous time Markov processes and to the theory of viscosity solutions.

Wendell H. Fleming, Halil Mete Soner, 2006

The Antiquarian repertory: a miscellaneous assemblage of ...

Of a chief Hyne, a Carter, a chief Sheperd xxs. and clothyng prys of iiiis. with mete and drink. A commune Servant of Hushondrye xvs. and clothyng pris of xld. A Woman Servaunt xs. and clothyng pris of iiiis. with mete and drynk. A Child ...

Edward Jeffery, 1808

The Antiquarian Repertory:: A Miscellany, Intended to ...

be yeven, lafie to be yeven hereafter; and yat from the Feft of Eftcr unto Mighelmefle ye wages of eny free Mafon or maifter Carpenter ex- cede not by the day iiiict. with mete and drynk, and witfurate mete and drynk vcl'. oB. ' A Maifter Tyler or ...

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Billboard

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mete is used in the context of the following news items.

Justice not served with 'life' mandate

States can still mete such a sentence, but the courts must take into account a host of factors beyond the crime itself. In following with the high ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»

RBC Foundation adds to the Women Build campaign

Nick Mete and Rachel Turcotte from the RBC Foundation presented a cheque Monday to Alastair Davis, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Niagara ... «Erie Media, Jul 15»

ASIA: Mob justice – a symptom of degenerating rule of law

The right to mete out punishment belongs to the state, but not so in societies where weak courts and poor law enforcement are combined with ... «KanglaOnline, Jul 15»

U.K. Considering Harsher Jail Sentences For Digital Music Pirates

The U.K. is considering a proposal to mete out a stiffer penalty to those who illegally distribute music online: Ten years in prison. The proposal ... «Diffuser.fm, Jul 15»

Tyrell, Hussey share MVP honour

Tyrell, who won the award outright in 2007, has twice before shared the honours - in 2004 with Ratana's Charlie Mete and 2009 with Marist's ... «Wanganui Chronicle, Jul 15»

What to watch on TV: Lookalikes, Me and My New Brain, The Spoils …

... in the community visible, he experienced bullying, racism and violence, that final element the one he'd absorb and mete out for himself. «Evening Standard, Jul 15»

Union, Red Bulls set to clash in U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals

Neither is fully fit, Curtin said, but with the possibility of a 120-minute contest, Curtin will mete out their respective efforts. “They'll both play a ... «The Trentonian, Jul 15»

Judd Gregg: Paving the way for highway spending

It is basically a tax on a tax that would mete out ridiculously high tax burdens to our companies, which of course must compete with other ... «The Hill, Jul 15»

Death Penalty Phase Will Be Tougher Than We Think

... from a high level of mental illness that does not excuse the crime, but should be a major factor in the punishment the jury decides to mete out. «CBS Local, Jul 15»

Le Maldive sono la metà più sognata dagli italiani secondo …

Fra le mete più amate rimangono le Maldive, con i suoi atolli incastonati in un mare turchino: non a caso il più votato dagli italiani da una ... «SYS-CON Media, Jul 15»