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See also:Meter,-meter,andméter

English

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EnglishWikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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  • metre(Commonwealth English for noun senses 2 and 3, rare for other senses)

Etymology

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Senses 1.1, 2, and 3 were borrowed fromFrenchmètre andLatinmetrum; seemetre for more.

Sense 1.2 is a noun derived frommete, fromOld Englishmetan(to measure, mark off), possibly influencing the other meanings.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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meter (countable anduncountable,pluralmeters)

  1. A device that measures things.
    1. Aparking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
      gasmeter
    2. (dated) One whometes ormeasures.
      a labouring coal-meter
  2. (American spelling)Alternative form ofmetre
  3. (obsolete) A poem.
  4. (American spelling) Aline above or below ahangingnet, to which thenet isattachedin order tostrengthen it.

Derived terms

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Translations

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measuring instrument
short form of parking meter
unit of lengthseemetre
increment of music
rhythm of poetry

Verb

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meter (third-person singular simple presentmeters,present participlemetering,simple past and past participlemetered)

  1. Tomeasure with a metering device.
  2. Toimprint apostage mark with apostage meter.
  3. To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such asanticipation orbreath).

Translations

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to measureseemeasure

Anagrams

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Aragonese

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Etymology

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FromLatinmittere.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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meter

  1. toput

Conjugation

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This verb needs aninflection-table template.

Danish

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DanishWikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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meter c (singular definitemeteren,plural indefinitemeter)

  1. ametre, ormeter (US) (SI unit of measurement)

Declension

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Declension ofmeter
common
gender
singularplural
indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
nominativemetermeterenmetermeterne
genitivemetersmeterensmetersmeternes

Derived terms

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References

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Frommeten +‎-er.

Noun

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meter m (pluralmeters,diminutivemetertje n)

  1. meter(device that measures things or indicates a physical quantity)
    Ik heb eenmeter nodig om de stroom in dit circuit te meten.I need ameter to measure the current in this circuit.
    Demeters in het laboratorium zijn zeer nauwkeurig.Themeters in the laboratory are very precise.
    Kun je dat kleinemetertje even doorgeven?Can you pass that smallmeter please?
  2. measurer(person who measures something)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromFrenchmètre.

Noun

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meter m (pluralmeters,diminutivemetertje n)

  1. meter,metre(unit of distance)
    De kamer is vijfmeters breed.The room is fivemeters wide.
    Ze liep een afstand van tienmeters in de race.She ran a distance of tenmetres in the race.
    Dit kleinemetertje touw is alles wat ik over heb.This smallmetre of rope is all I have left.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Etymology 3

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FromMiddle Dutchmeter, frommetrijn, fromLatinmatrīna.

Noun

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meter f (pluralmeters,diminutivemetertje n,masculinepeter)

  1. godmother
    Synonyms:peettante,petemoei
    Ze is de trotsemeter van haar neefje.She is the proudgodmother of her nephew.
    Mijn zus werd gevraagd ommeter te zijn bij de doop.My sister was asked to be thegodmother at the baptism.
    Elk kind in ons gezin heeft eenmeter en een peter.Every child in our family has agodmother and a godfather.

Galician

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Etymology

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FromOld Galician-Portuguesemeter, fromLatinmittō, mittēre(to send, put), probably fromProto-Indo-European*meyth₂-(to exchange, remove).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meˈteɾ/[meˈt̪eɾ]
  • Rhymes:-eɾ
  • Hyphenation:me‧ter

Verb

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meter (first-person singular presentmeto,first-person singular preteritemetín,past participlemetido)

  1. (transitive) toput
  2. (transitive) toinsert
  3. (transitive) tobring in
  4. (pronominal) tomeddle,interfere
  5. (transitive) todeliver
    Meteulle unha patada.Hedelivered him a kick.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation ofmeter
SingularPlural
First-person
(eu)
Second-person
(ti)
Third-person
(el /ela /Vde.)
First-person
(nós)
Second-person
(vós)
Third-person
(eles /elas /Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonalmeter
Personalmetermeteresmetermetermosmeterdesmeteren
Gerund
metendo
Past participle
Masculinemetidometidos
Femininemetidametidas
Indicative
Presentmetometesmetemetemosmetedesmeten
Imperfectmetíametíasmetíametiamosmetiadesmetían
Preteritemetínmetichesmeteumetemosmetestesmeteron
Pluperfectmeterameterasmeterameteramosmeteradesmeteran
Futuremetereimeterásmeterámeteremosmeteredesmeterán
Conditionalmeteríameteríasmeteríameteriamosmeteriadesmeterían
Subjunctive
Presentmetametasmetametamosmetadesmetan
Imperfectmetesemetesesmetesemetésemosmetésedesmetesen
Futuremetermeteresmetermetermosmeterdesmeteren
Imperative
Affirmativemetemetametamosmetedemetan
Negative (non)nonmetasnonmetanonmetamosnonmetadesnonmetan
    Reintegrated conjugation ofmeter (SeeAppendix:Reintegrationism)
SingularPlural
First-person
(eu)
Second-person
(ti /tu)
Third-person
(ele /ela /você)
First-person
(nós)
Second-person
(vós)
Third-person
(eles /elas /vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonalmeter
Personalmetermeteresmetermetermosmeterdesmeterem
Gerund
metendo
Past participle
Masculinemetidometidos
Femininemetidametidas
Indicative
Presentmetometesmetemetemosmetedes,meteismetem
Imperfectmetiametiasmetiametíamosmetíades,metíeis,metíais1metiam
Preteritemetim,metimeteste,meteche1meteumetemosmetestesmetêrom,meteram
Pluperfectmeterameterasmeterametêramosmetêrades,metêreis,metêrais1meteram
Futuremetereimeterásmeterámeteremosmeteredes,metereismeterám,meterão
Conditionalmeteriameteriasmeteriameteríamosmeteríades,meteríeis,meteríais1meteriam
Subjunctive
Presentmetametasmetametamosmetades,metaismetam
Imperfectmetessemetessesmetessemetêssemosmetêssedes,metêsseismetessem
Futuremetermeteresmetermetermosmeterdesmeterem
Imperative
Affirmativemetemetametamosmetede,meteimetam
Negative (nom)nommetasnommetanommetamosnommetades,nommetaisnommetam

1Less recommended.

References

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Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmɛ.tər]
  • Hyphenation:mè‧têr

Etymology 1

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Doublet ofmetrum.

Noun

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mètêr (pluralmeter-meter)

  1. meter, a device that measures things.
  2. meter,metre, thebase unit oflength in theInternational System of Units (SI).
    Sebatang pohon setinggi 5meter akan digambar dengan skala 1:25.
    A 5-meter tall tree will be drawn on a scale of 1:25.
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Etymology 2

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FromDutchmeter, fromMiddle Dutchmeter, frommetrijn, fromLatinmatrīna.

Noun

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mètêr (pluralmeter-meter)

  1. godmother.

Further reading

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Kholosi

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Etymology

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FromSanskritमूत्र(mūtrá).

Noun

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meter ?

  1. urine

References

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  • Eric Anonby, Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, inCahier de Studia Iranica xx[1], pages13-36

Ladin

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Etymology

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FromLatinmittere.

Verb

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meter

  1. toput,place

Conjugation

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  • Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation ofmeter (third conjugation)
infinitivemeter,mete
auxiliary verbaveigerundmetan
past participlemetù
personsingularplural
firstsecondthirdfirstsecondthird
indicativeietuel / elanosvosei / eles
presentmetemetesmetmetonmeteismet
imperfectmetovemetovesmetovametovanmetovaismetova
futuremetarémetarasmetaràmetaronmetareismetarà
subjunctiveche ieche tuche el / elache nosche vosche ei / eles
presentmetemetesmetemetonmeteismete
imperfectmetessemetessesmetessametessanmetessaismetessa
imperativetunosvos
metmetonmetede

Ladino

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Verb

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meter

  1. toput

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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mēter

  1. first-personsingularpresentactivesubjunctive ofmētor

Malay

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Etymology

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FromEnglishmetre ormeter, fromFrenchmètre, fromAncient Greekμέτρον(métron,measure, rule, length, size, poetic metre).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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meter (Jawi spellingميتر,pluralmeter-meter,informal 1st possessivemeterku,2nd possessivemetermu,3rd possessivemeternya)

  1. Ameter:
    1. The basicunit oflength in theInternational System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités); ametre ormeter.
      limameterfivemetres
    2. A device that is used tomeasure andrecord something(distance, quantity of something used, etc.).
      meter airwatermeter

Further reading

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Mòcheno

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Etymology

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FromFrenchmètre, fromLatinmetrum(a measure), fromAncient Greekμέτρον(métron).

Noun

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meter m (pluralmeter)

  1. meter(unit of measure)

References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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NorwegianWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediano

Noun

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meter m (definite singularmeteren,indefinite pluralmeter,definite pluralmeterne)

  1. ametre, ormeter (US) (SI unit of length)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian NynorskWikipedia has an article on:
Wikipediann

Noun

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meter m (definite singularmeteren,indefinite pluralmeter,definite pluralmeteraneormetrane)

  1. ametre, ormeter (US) (SI unit of length)

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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  • metter(pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

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FromOld Galician-Portuguesemeter, fromLatinmittere(to send, to put), probably fromProto-Indo-European*meyth₂-(to exchange, remove).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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meter (first-person singular presentmeto,first-person singular preteritemeti,past participlemetido)

  1. (transitive) toput
  2. (transitive) toinsert
  3. (reflexive) tomeddle,interfere
    • 2012,Luís Fernando Veríssimo, “Padre Alfredo”, inDiálogos Impossíveis, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Objetiva,→ISBN, page27:
      — Já pensaram no que vem por aí? Uma vida inteira, juntos? As brigas, às vezes por mesquinharia? O ciuminho? Os sogrosse metendo? As diferenças: filme de pancadaria ou filme romântico? Luz acesa para um ler quando o outro quer dormir? Um não podendo viver sem ar refrigerado, apesar da rinite do outro? Já pensaram?
      (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)
  4. (reflexive) toget into(to become involved in) [withem‘something’]
  5. (transitive, vulgar) tofuck,screw

Conjugation

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    Conjugation ofmeter (SeeAppendix:Portuguese verbs)
SingularPlural
First-person
(eu)
Second-person
(tu)
Third-person
(ele /ela /você)
First-person
(nós)
Second-person
(vós)
Third-person
(eles /elas /vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonalmeter
Personalmetermeteresmetermetermosmeterdesmeterem
Gerund
metendo
Past participle
Masculinemetidometidos
Femininemetidametidas
Indicative
Presentmetometesmetemetemosmeteismetem
Imperfectmetiametiasmetiametíamosmetíeismetiam
Preteritemetimetestemeteumetemosmetestesmeteram
Pluperfectmeterameterasmeterametêramosmetêreismeteram
Futuremetereimeterásmeterámeteremosmetereismeterão
Conditionalmeteriameteriasmeteriameteríamosmeteríeismeteriam
Subjunctive
Presentmetametasmetametamosmetaismetam
Imperfectmetessemetessesmetessemetêssemosmetêsseismetessem
Futuremetermeteresmetermetermosmeterdesmeterem
Imperative
Affirmativemetemetametamosmeteimetam
Negative (não)nãometasnãometanãometamosnãometaisnãometam

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Further reading

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Slovak

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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meter inan

  1. meter,metre(unit of length)

Further reading

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  • meter”, inSlovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak),https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk,2003–2025

Slovene

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Noun

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meter m

  1. meter,metre(unit of length)

Further reading

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  • meter”, inSlovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene),2014–2025

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld Spanishmeter, fromLatinmittō(to send), probably fromProto-Indo-European*mey-th₂-(to exchange, remove). Cognate withEnglishmess (sense 2) and alsomission,message. Compare alsoFrenchmettre,Friulianmeti,Portuguesemeter, andItalianmettere. The semantic shift from "send" to "put" probably occurred in Vulgar Latin.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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meter (first-person singular presentmeto,first-person singular preteritemetí,past participlemetido)

  1. toputin,insert
    Synonym:poner
  2. (sports) toscore
    meter un goltoscore a goal
  3. tomake(noise)
  4. tocram, tostuff, tostick, toshove
  5. (reflexive) tomeddle,interfere, toget into
    Synonyms:inmiscuirse,meter la nariz
    ¡Note metas en lo que no te importa!
    Don'tget involved in other people's business!/ Don'tmeddle in others' affairs!
  6. (reflexive) toget into(a small space)
  7. (reflexive) toget into, toget in
    meterse en problemastoget in trouble.
    Está tratando demeterse en tu cabeza.
    He's trying toget into your head.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation ofmeter (SeeAppendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitivemeter
gerundmetiendo
past participlemasculinefeminine
singularmetidometida
pluralmetidosmetidas
singularplural
1st person2nd person3rd person1st person2nd person3rd person
indicativeyo
vos
él/ella/ello
usted
nosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ellos/ellas
ustedes
presentmetometes
metésvos
metemetemosmetéismeten
imperfectmetíametíasmetíametíamosmetíaismetían
preteritemetímetistemetiómetimosmetisteismetieron
futuremeterémeterásmeterámeteremosmeteréismeterán
conditionalmeteríameteríasmeteríameteríamosmeteríaismeterían
subjunctiveyo
vos
él/ella/ello
usted
nosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ellos/ellas
ustedes
presentmetametas
metásvos2
metametamosmetáismetan
imperfect
(ra)
metierametierasmetierametiéramosmetieraismetieran
imperfect
(se)
metiesemetiesesmetiesemetiésemosmetieseismetiesen
future1metieremetieresmetieremetiéremosmetiereismetieren
imperative
vos
ustednosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ustedes
affirmativemete
metévos
metametamosmetedmetan
negativenometasnometanometamosnometáisnometan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayanvoseo prefers the form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms ofmeter

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singularplural
1st person2nd person3rd person1st person2nd person3rd person
with infinitivemeterdativemetermemetertemeterle,metersemeternosmeterosmeterles,meterse
accusativemetermemetertemeterlo,meterla,metersemeternosmeterosmeterlos,meterlas,meterse
with gerundmetiendodativemetiéndomemetiéndotemetiéndole,metiéndosemetiéndonosmetiéndoosmetiéndoles,metiéndose
accusativemetiéndomemetiéndotemetiéndolo,metiéndola,metiéndosemetiéndonosmetiéndoosmetiéndolos,metiéndolas,metiéndose
with informal second-person singular imperativemetedativemétememétetemételemétenosnot usedmételes
accusativemétememétetemételo,mételamétenosnot usedmételos,mételas
with informal second-person singularvos imperativemetédativemetememetetemetelemetenosnot usedmeteles
accusativemetememetetemetelo,metelametenosnot usedmetelos,metelas
with formal second-person singular imperativemetadativemétamenot usedmétale,métasemétanosnot usedmétales
accusativemétamenot usedmétalo,métala,métasemétanosnot usedmétalos,métalas
with first-person plural imperativemetamosdativenot usedmetámostemetámoslemetámonosmetámoosmetámosles
accusativenot usedmetámostemetámoslo,metámoslametámonosmetámoosmetámoslos,metámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperativemeteddativemetedmenot usedmetedlemetednosmeteosmetedles
accusativemetedmenot usedmetedlo,metedlametednosmeteosmetedlos,metedlas
with formal second-person plural imperativemetandativemétanmenot usedmétanlemétannosnot usedmétanles,métanse
accusativemétanmenot usedmétanlo,métanlamétannosnot usedmétanlos,métanlas,métanse
    Conjugation ofmeterse (SeeAppendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitivemeterse
gerundmetiéndose
past participlemasculinefeminine
singularmetidometida
pluralmetidosmetidas
singularplural
1st person2nd person3rd person1st person2nd person3rd person
personal non-finiteyo
vos
él/ella/ello
usted
nosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ellos/ellas
ustedes
infinitivemetermemetertemetersemeternosmeterosmeterse
gerundmetiéndomemetiéndotemetiéndosemetiéndonosmetiéndoosmetiéndose
indicativeyo
vos
él/ella/ello
usted
nosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ellos/ellas
ustedes
presentmemetotemetes
temetésvos
semetenosmetemososmetéissemeten
imperfectmemetíatemetíassemetíanosmetíamososmetíaissemetían
preteritememetítemetistesemetiónosmetimososmetisteissemetieron
futurememeterétemeterássemeteránosmeteremososmeteréissemeterán
conditionalmemeteríatemeteríassemeteríanosmeteríamososmeteríaissemeterían
subjunctiveyo
vos
él/ella/ello
usted
nosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ellos/ellas
ustedes
presentmemetatemetas
temetásvos2
semetanosmetamososmetáissemetan
imperfect
(ra)
memetieratemetierassemetieranosmetiéramososmetieraissemetieran
imperfect
(se)
memetiesetemetiesessemetiesenosmetiésemososmetieseissemetiesen
future1memetieretemetieressemetierenosmetiéremososmetiereissemetieren
imperative
vos
ustednosotros
nosotras
vosotros
vosotras
ustedes
affirmativemétete
metetevos
métasemetámonosmeteosmétanse
negativenotemetasnosemetanonosmetamosnoosmetáisnosemetan

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayanvoseo prefers the form for the present subjunctive.

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Further reading

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishmeter.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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meter c

  1. ametre; the SI-unit
  2. (music) Rhythm or measure in verse
  3. ameter; a device that measures things.

Declension

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Declension ofmeter
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitemetermeters
definitemeternmeterns
pluralindefinitemetermeters
definitemeternameternas
Declension ofmeter
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitemetermeters
definitemeternmeterns
pluralindefinitemetrarmetrars
definitemetrarnametrarnas

Tatar

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishmeter.

Noun

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meter

  1. meter

Declension

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    declension ofmeter
Nominativemeter
Genitivemeternıñ
Dativemeterga
Accusativemeternı
Locativemeterda
Ablativemeterdan
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