meteen

Dutch

Etymology

Univerbation of met +‎ een.

Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /məˈteːn/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /mɛˈteːn/

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• Hyphenation: met‧een
• Rhymes: -eːn

Adverb

meteen

1. immediately; at once
2. while one is at it (while doing something related), at the same time

Synonyms

• direct
• onmiddellijk
• op stel en sprong
• rechtstreeks

Descendants

• Negerhollands: met een

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeteːn/, [ˈme̞t̪e̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -eteːn
• Syllabification^(key): me‧teen
• Hyphenation^(key): me‧teen

Noun

meteen

1. illative singular of mesi