mete
/mi:t/
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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a line that indicates a boundary
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