metter

metter (apocopated)

1. apocopic form of mettere

metter

1. present of mette

metter (first-person singular present metto, first-person singular preterite metti, past participle mettido)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of meter.
   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “Festa [Celebration]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 108:

     Descalçou-se, metteu as meias no bolso, tirou o paletot, a gravata e o collarinho, roncou alliviado.

     He took off his shoes, shoved his socks in his pocket, shrugged off his overcoat, his tie and his collar, and snored relieved.