metes; meted; meting
metes; meted; meting
Learner's definition of METE
mete out
[phrasal verb] mete (something) out or mete out (something)
: to give (something) to the people who you decide should get it : to give out or distribute (something)给予…;分配… —
usually used to refer to something unpleasant (such as punishment)通常用于指不快之事(如惩罚)