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Definition of met

 (Entry 1 of 2)

past tense and past participle of meet

met

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Definition of met (Entry 2 of 2)

1 meteorological; meteorology
2 metropolitan

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“Met.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/met. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.

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past tense and past participle of meet

met

noun, often all capitalized
\ ˈmet How to pronounce met (audio) , ˌem-(ˌ)ē-ˈtē How to pronounce met (audio) \

Medical Definition of met

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a unit of measure of the rate at which the body expends energy that is based on the energy expenditure while sitting at rest and is equal to 3.5 milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute

— called also metabolic equivalent

Met

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Medical Definition of Met (Entry 2 of 2)

methionine; methionyl

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