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8 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Met \Met\, obs. imp. & p. p. of {Mete}, to measure. --Chapman. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Met \Met\, imp. & p. p. of {Meet}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Met \Met\, obs. p. p. of {Mete}, to dream. --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Meta- \Met"a-\, Met- \Met-\ [Gr. ? between, with after akin to AS mid with G. mit, Goth. mi[thorn], E. mid, in midwife.] 1. A prefix meaning between, with after behind, over about reversely; as metachronism, the error of placing after the correct time; metaphor, lit., a carrying over metathesis, a placing reversely. 2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting: a Other duplicate, corresponding to resembling; hence metameric; as meta-arabinic, metaldehyde. b (Organic Chem.) That two replacing radicals, in the benzene nucleus, occupy the relative positions of 1 and 3, 2 and 4, 3 and 5, 4 and 6, 5 and 1, or 6 and 2; as metacresol etc See {Ortho-}, and {Para-}. c (Inorganic Chem.) Having less than the highest number of hydroxyl groups; -- said of acids; as metaphosphoric acid. Also used adjectively. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mete \Mete\, v. i. & t. [imp. {Mette}; p. p. {Met}.] [AS. m?tan.] To dream; also impersonally; as me mette, I dreamed. [Obs.] ``I mette of him all night.'' --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Meet \Meet\ (m[=e]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Met} (m[e^]t); p. pr & vb n. {Meeting}.] [OE. meten, AS m[=e]tan, fr m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; akin to OS m[=o]tian to meet Icel. m[ae]ta, Goth. gam[=o]tjan. See {Moot}, v. t.] 1. To join or come in contact with esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking. 2. To come in collision with to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as they met the enemy and defeated them the ship met opposing winds and currents. 3. To come into the presence of without contact to come close to to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of as to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear. His daughter came out to meet him --Judg. xi 34. 4. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of to have personal acquaintance with to experience; to suffer; as the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate. Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst, Which meets contempt, or which compassion first --Pope. 5. To come up to to be even with to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand. {To meet half way}, literally, to go half the distance between in order to meet (one); hence figuratively, to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: MET Memory Enhancement Technology (HP), MEt" From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: MET Middle European Time [+0100] (TZ, CET, METDST, MEZ)
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