mete

IPA(Pronunciation)

/miːt/

Verb

archaic dialectal poetic transitive usually with “out”

Japanese Meaning

測る、計る：物の大きさや量を測定する / 分配する、割り当てる：特に罰や報酬などを分配・割り当てる

At dawn the old steward would mete each field with a simple staff, counting paces to mark its limits.

夜明けに年老いた管理人は簡素な杖で各畑の寸法を測り、歩数を数えてその境界を示した。

Sense（1）

(transitive, archaic, poetic, dialectal) To measure.

Sense（2）

(transitive, usually with “out”) To dispense, measure (out), allot (especially punishment, reward etc.).

Match'd with an agèd wife, I mete and dole

Unequal laws unto a savage race

metes

（ present singular third-person ）

meting

（ participle present ）

meted

（ participle past ）

meted

（ past ）