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met.

with, along with (another person)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

prep/mɛt//mɛ/
  1. with, along with (another person)

  2. with, using (a tool, instrument or other means)

  3. at, for, during (a holiday/festivity)

    Heb je zin om met kerst bij ons langs te komen?
  4. ellipsis of u spreekt met... (“you are speaking to...”) Used to answer a telephone call, followed by one's name or the name of one's company or institution

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
    Met Jan de Vries.
    Pizzeria Napoli, met Omar.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch met, from Old Dutch mit, variant of *midi (from which mee, mede), from Proto-West Germanic *midi, from Proto-Germanic *midi.

noun/mɛt/
  1. ground meat (sometimes specifically uncooked)

    Eastern · Netherlands · dated · masculine · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch met, from Proto-Germanic *matją, whence also German Mett (through Low German). Related with Proto-Germanic *matiz, whence English meat.

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