transitive verb. 1 : to give out by measure : dole out She realized the stern retribution which justice metes to the murderer.—
How do you use the word mete?
Mete in a Sentence ?
- After being caught stealing, the boy waited for his father to mete out his punishment.
- The judge will mete out very harsh sentences when he's in an unpleasant mood.
- Since more guests arrived than we expected, we had to mete out small portions of food.
Is it mete or mete out?
: to give (something) to the people who one decides should get it : to give out or distribute (something) We're trying to be fair in meting out rewards and punishments. —usually used to refer to something unpleasant (such as punishment) Huge fines were meted out as punishment.
