meted out

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Definition of meted out in English English dictionary

doled out; apportioned

Simple past tense and past participle of mete out

Related Terms

meted out his punishment

assigned his penalty, declared his punishment

Hyphenation

met·ed out

Turkish pronunciation

mitîd aut

Pronunciation

/ˈmētəd ˈout/ /ˈmiːtɪd ˈaʊt/

Etymology

[ 'mEt ] (transitive verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English metan; akin to Old High German mezzan to measure, Latin modus measure, Greek medesthai to be mindful of.