"mete out" meaning in English

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          "text": "He was also under scrutiny for the time line on which he meted out relationship milestones, which conveniently aligned with the show’s narrative progression.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out."
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          "distribute",
          "distribute"
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        [
          "portion",
          "portion"
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          "apportion"
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        [
          "dole out",
          "dole out"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "distribuir"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "verdelen (nl)"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "toekennen"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "allouer"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "distribuer"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "verteilen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "austeilen"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "zumessen"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "distribuire"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "distribuir"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sahm dâdan",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "سهم دادن"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "baxš kardan",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "بخش کردن"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "rozdzielać"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "distribuir"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razdavatʹ",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "раздавать"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
          "word": "distribuir"
        }
      ]
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  "word": "mete out"
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    {
      "form": "meting out",
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        "present"
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    {
      "form": "meted out",
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    {
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        "To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out."
      ],
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          "portion",
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          "dole out",
          "dole out"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "distribuir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "verdelen (nl)"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "toekennen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "allouer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "distribuer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "verteilen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "austeilen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "zumessen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "distribuire"
    },
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      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "distribuir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sahm dâdan",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "سهم دادن"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "baxš kardan",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "بخش کردن"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "rozdzielać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "distribuir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razdavatʹ",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "раздавать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to distribute something in portions",
      "word": "distribuir"
    }
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  "word": "mete out"
}

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