meten

See also: Mete'n

Catalan

Verb

meten

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmeːtə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -eːtən

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

From Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Verb

meten

1. (transitive) to measure
2. (reflexive) to measure up Template:+preo

Inflection

Conjugation of meten (strong class 5)
infinitive	meten
past singular	mat
past participle	gemeten
infinitive	meten
gerund	meten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	meet	mat
2nd person sing. (jij)	meet	mat
2nd person sing. (u)	meet	mat
2nd person sing. (gij)	meet	mat
3rd person singular	meet	mat
plural	meten	maten
subjunctive sing.1	mete	mate
subjunctive plur.1	meten	maten
imperative sing.	meet
imperative plur.1	meet
participles	metend	gemeten
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• meetlat
• meetsysteem
• meting
• afmeten
• opmeten

Related terms

• gemet
• maat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

meten

1. (deprecated template usage) Plural form of meet

Anagrams

• meent, neemt

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Verb

mēten

1. to measure
2. to determine
3. to investigate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: meten
• Limburgish: maete

Further reading

• “meten (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “meten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• meeten

Etymology 1

From Old English mētan (“to meet, encounter”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną (“to meet”).

Verb

mēten

1. to meet, come together

Descendants

• English: meet

Etymology 2

From Old English mētan, , from Proto-Germanic *maitijaną (“to cut”).

Verb

mētan

1. to paint
2. to sculpt; design
3. to dream

Etymology 3

From Old English metan, from Proto-Germanic *metaną.

Verb

meten

1. To measure, mete

Etymology 4

From mete (“food”) +‎ -en (“plural suffix”).

Noun

meten

1. plural of mete (“food”)

Etymology 5

From mete (“food”).

Verb

meten

1. To feed
2. (reflexive) To pasture; eat

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Spanish

Verb

meten

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of meter.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of meter.