- ˌmete sth ˈout
- phrasal verb
formalto give a punishment to someone
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ˌmete sth ˈout
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mete something out (to somebody) — ˌmete sthˈout (to sb) derived (formal) to give sb a punishment; to make sb suffer bad treatment • Severe penalties were meted out by the court. • the violence meted out to the prisoners Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
mete — verb mete sth out phrasal verb (T) formal to give someone a punishment: Judges are meting out increasingly harsh sentences for car theft … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mete — [miːt] verb mete sth out … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
mete — [mi:t] v mete out [mete sth<=>out] phr v [: Old English; Origin: metan to measure ] if you mete out a punishment, you give it to someone mete something<=>out to ▪ He felt he had a right to mete out physical punishment to the children … Dictionary of contemporary English
give something out — DISTRIBUTE, issue, hand out, pass round, dispense; dole out, dish out, mete out; allocate, allot, share out. → give * * * distribute or broadcast something I ve been giving out leaflets * * * ˌgive sthˈout … Useful english dictionary
treatment — noun 1 way you treat sb/sth ADJECTIVE ▪ favourable/favorable, preferential, special, VIP ▪ She was given the VIP treatment after winning a gold medal. ▪ generous, lenient … Collocations dictionary
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bounds — noun the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑boundary, ↑bound • Derivationally related forms: ↑bound (for: ↑bound), ↑bound ( … Useful english dictionary
