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Meanings of mete in English

Portuguese
fronteira
Catalan
frontera
Spanish
frontera

A line that indicates a boundary.

fronteira

The quantity, size, weight, distance or capacity of a substance compared to a designated standard.

To dispense (punishment or suffering).

Synonyms
Examples for "inflict"
Examples for "inflict"
1
A forced debt restructuring would inflict heavy losses on euro zone banks.
Reuters
2
They know it will inflict real damage to our relations, Lavrov said.
Reuters
3
These protective systems may be effective, but tend to inflict collateral damage.
Wired
4
Doctors take oaths to guarantee they inflict no harm on their patients.
The Guardian
5
Is it true that she wanted Strange to inflict leprosy upon me?
Jonathan strange and mr norrell
Usage of mete in English
1
If you hurry, you may mete out your disciplines before classes begin.
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
2
With what measure they mete, it has been meted to them again.
Lectures on the English Poets; Delivered at the Surrey Instituti...
3
I am not a policeman, or a priest, to mete out punishment.
Guilty Pleasures
4
She could hurry back to the old storeroom and mete out punishment.
American empire: blood and iron
5
Come to me, and we shall mete out our justice for their crimes!
Guild wars: ghosts of ascalon
6
Ford will still mete out bonuses in 2011, Ford spokeswoman Marcey Evans said.
Reuters
7
If not, the judge will mete out to them the punishment they deserve.
The Puritan Twins
8
I'd disrespected him and deserved whatever he had to mete out.
The last four days of Paddy Buckley
9
I must take what you mete out to me-andbear it.
The Inner Shrine
10
Perhaps he would mete out some terrible chastisement against my presumption.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
11
For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.
Leaves of Life, for Daily Inspiration
12
But when they mete to them or weigh to them, minish-
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
13
I will haul you before Demos, who will mete out justice to you.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1
14
And with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
The Gospel of Matthew for Readers
15
With wrath and ire he rose to mete out justice to this highwayman.
Peggy Stewart at School
16
With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you.
The Gospel of Mark for Readers
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Translations for mete
Spanish
frontera
Mete through the time
Mete across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common