to put in, insert; to score; to make (noise); to cram, stuff, stick, shove, pack; to hit, to punch, to strike something hard
“Meta la tarjeta en la ranura.” — Insert the card into the slot.
Synonyms: insertar, dentrotraer, pegar, dar, inmiscuirse, meter la nariz
Antonyms: sacar
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Old Spanish meter Spanish meter Inherited from Old Spanish meter, from Latin mittere (“to send”). The semantic shift from "send" to "put" probably occurred in Vulgar Latin. Cognate with English mess and also mission, message. Compare also French mettre, Friulian meti, Portuguese meter, and Italian mettere.