mete

/mi:t/

Thân thiện

The farmer checks the fence along the property mete.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To distribute or allot something, often in measured portions: The primary meaning of 'mete' as a verb is to give out or apportion something, typically justice, punishment, or resources, in a measured or limited way.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The judge will mete out a fair sentence. (The judge will distribute a fair sentence.)
  • It is not our place to mete out punishment. (It is not our role to distribute punishment.)
  • The organization metes out food supplies to the refugees. (The organization distributes food supplies to the refugees.)

Advanced Usage

• "to mete out": This is the most common phrasal construction for the verb 'mete'. It means to administer or dispense something, often implying a formal or authoritative distribution.
  • The new policy details how the government will mete out disaster relief funds.
  • The captain had the authority to mete out discipline to the crew.

Variants and Related Words

• Noun: Mete: An archaic or literary term for a boundary, limit, or goal. This usage is now very rare in modern English.
  • They traveled beyond the mete of the known world. (They traveled beyond the boundary of the known world.)

Synonyms

• Allot: To assign as a share or portion.
• Apportion: To distribute or allocate proportionally.
• Dispense: To distribute or provide (a service or information).
• Administer: To manage and be responsible for the implementation of (e.g., justice, laws).

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Mete out: To distribute or administer something (often justice, punishment, or resources).
  • The committee will mete out the remaining budget to the various departments.

Related Idioms

• To mete out justice: A common idiom meaning to administer justice or punishment.
  • The legal system exists to mete out justice fairly.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a line that indicates a boundary

Từ đồng nghĩa

• boundary line
• border
• borderline
• delimitation