Past tense of mete
regular verb
The past tense of mete is meted. The past participle is also meted.
Forms of mete
| Base form (V1) | mete /miːt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | meted |
| Past participle (V3) | meted |
| Present participle | meting |
| Third person singular | metes /miːts/ |
Meted in a sentence
- I was appalled at the mistreatment meted out to them.From the entry mistreatment
- He was also under scrutiny for the time line on which he meted out relationship milestones, which conveniently aligned with the show’s narrative progression.2022 June 2, Anna Peele, “Inside ‘Love Island,’ From the Tragic Suicide Deaths to New Mental Health Protocols”, in Vanity Fair. From the entry mete out
- Recidivous thieves, on the other hand, must expect corporal punishment, which is meted out in addition to fines in money or goods.1970, Hugo Adolf Bernatzik, Akha and Miao, page 336. From the entry recidivous
- In most cases, punishment was meted out to compensate the woman's father for his loss of valuable (and betrothable) property rather than to console the victim.2002, Trevor Dean, K. J. P. Lowe, Marriage in Italy, 1300-1650. From the entry betrothable
Meaning of mete
- verb To dispense, measure in order to dispense, allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).
- noun A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere.
Questions about the past tense of mete
- What is the past tense of mete?
- The past tense of mete is meted.
- What is the past participle of mete?
- The past participle of mete is meted.
- Is mete a regular or irregular verb?
- Mete is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mete (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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