met
pronunciation
How to pronounce met in British English:
UK [met]
How to pronounce met in American English:
US [ met]
Word Origin
- Met (n.)
- 1879 as colloquial shortening of Metropolitan (n.) "member of the New York Metropolitan Base-Ball Club." THE baseball season has opened, and along with the twittering of the birds, the budding of the trees, and the clattering of the truck, comes the news that the "Mets were beaten yesterday 17 to 5." It is an infallible sign of spring when the Mets are beaten 17 to 5, and we invariably put on our thinner clothing when we read that refreshing, though perennial news in the papers. ["Life," May 12, 1887] Used variously to abbreviate other proper names beginning with Metropolitan, such as "Metropolitan Museum of Art" (N.Y.), by 1919; "Metropolitan Railway" (stock), by 1890; "Metropolitan Opera Company (N.Y.), by 1922. Related: Mets.
- met (v.)
- past tense and past participle of meet (v.).
Example
- 1. They met at a dinner party in omaha in 1959 and took an instant liking to each other . "
- 2. We met 30 years ago , began dating 20 years ago , and were married 10 years ago . "
- 3. Obama 's parents met at the university of hawaii .
- 4. Most schools boast couples that met on programmes .
- 5. I felt frightened because I knew this was the star room where the star council met .