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Definition of "mete" []

  • To distribute by or as if by measure; allot: mete out justice. (verb-transitive)
  • Archaic To measure. (verb-transitive)
  • A boundary line; a limit. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mete" in a sentence
  • "And than seyde Halaon, Thou were as a god of the Sarazines: and it is convenyent to a god, to ete no mete, that is mortalle; and therfore thou schalt not ete, but precyous stones, riche perles, and tresour, that thou lovest so moche."
  • "Sarazines: and it is convenyent to a god, to ete no mete, that is mortalle; and therfore thou schalt not ete, but precyous stones, riche perles, and tresour, that thou lovest so moche."
  • "Professional Journalism has 5 W's, and a How, in every news item in order to mete the measure of professional credibility -- Who What Where When Why, and How."