What does meter mean in English?

Meter means "to put in" in English.

How do you conjugate meter in Spanish?

Meter is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with meter?

Common idiomatic expressions using meter include: "meterse en" (to get involved in / to meddle), "meter la pata" (to put one's foot in it / to make a blunder). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use meter in a sentence?

Example: "Metí las llaves en el bolsillo." which means "I put the keys in my pocket." in English.

What are synonyms for meter?

Spanish synonyms for meter include: introducir. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Meter

to put in

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

meter

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

metiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

metido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	meto I put in	I put in
tú	metes you put in	you put in
él/ella/usted	mete he/she/you put ins	he/she/you put ins
nosotros	metemos we put in	we put in
vosotros	metéis you all put in	you all put in
ellos/ustedes	meten they/you all put in	they/you all put in

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	metía I used to put in	I used to put in
tú	metías you used to put in	you used to put in
él/ella/usted	metía he/she/you used to put in	he/she/you used to put in
nosotros	metíamos we used to put in	we used to put in
vosotros	metíais you all used to put in	you all used to put in
ellos/ustedes	metían they/you all used to put in	they/you all used to put in

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	metí I put ined	I put ined
tú	metiste you put ined	you put ined
él/ella/usted	metió he/she/you put ined	he/she/you put ined
nosotros	metimos we put ined	we put ined
vosotros	metisteis you all put ined	you all put ined
ellos/ustedes	metieron they/you all put ined	they/you all put ined

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	meteré I will put in	I will put in
tú	meterás you will put in	you will put in
él/ella/usted	meterá he/she/you will put in	he/she/you will put in
nosotros	meteremos we will put in	we will put in
vosotros	meteréis you all will put in	you all will put in
ellos/ustedes	meterán they/you all will put in	they/you all will put in

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	metería I would put in	I would put in
tú	meterías you would put in	you would put in
él/ella/usted	metería he/she/you would put in	he/she/you would put in
nosotros	meteríamos we would put in	we would put in
vosotros	meteríais you all would put in	you all would put in
ellos/ustedes	meterían they/you all would put in	they/you all would put in

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	meta that I put in	that I put in
tú	metas that you put in	that you put in
él/ella/usted	meta that he/she/you put in	that he/she/you put in
nosotros	metamos that we put in	that we put in
vosotros	metáis that you all put in	that you all put in
ellos/ustedes	metan that they/you all put in	that they/you all put in

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	metiera or metiese that I put ined	that I put ined
tú	metieras or metieses that you put ined	that you put ined
él/ella/usted	metiera or metiese that he/she/you put ined	that he/she/you put ined
nosotros	metiéramos or metiésemos that we put ined	that we put ined
vosotros	metierais or metieseis that you all put ined	that you all put ined
ellos/ustedes	metieran or metiesen that they/you all put ined	that they/you all put ined

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he metido I have put ined	I have put ined
tú	has metido you have put ined	you have put ined
él/ella/usted	ha metido he/she/you have put ined	he/she/you have put ined
nosotros	hemos metido we have put ined	we have put ined
vosotros	habéis metido you all have put ined	you all have put ined
ellos/ustedes	han metido they/you all have put ined	they/you all have put ined

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había metido I had put ined	I had put ined
tú	habías metido you had put ined	you had put ined
él/ella/usted	había metido he/she/you had put ined	he/she/you had put ined
nosotros	habíamos metido we had put ined	we had put ined
vosotros	habíais metido you all had put ined	you all had put ined
ellos/ustedes	habían metido they/you all had put ined	they/you all had put ined

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube metido I had put ined	I had put ined
tú	hubiste metido you had put ined	you had put ined
él/ella/usted	hubo metido he/she/you had put ined	he/she/you had put ined
nosotros	hubimos metido we had put ined	we had put ined
vosotros	hubisteis metido you all had put ined	you all had put ined
ellos/ustedes	hubieron metido they/you all had put ined	they/you all had put ined

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré metido I will have put ined	I will have put ined
tú	habrás metido you will have put ined	you will have put ined
él/ella/usted	habrá metido he/she/you will have put ined	he/she/you will have put ined
nosotros	habremos metido we will have put ined	we will have put ined
vosotros	habréis metido you all will have put ined	you all will have put ined
ellos/ustedes	habrán metido they/you all will have put ined	they/you all will have put ined

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría metido I would have put ined	I would have put ined
tú	habrías metido you would have put ined	you would have put ined
él/ella/usted	habría metido he/she/you would have put ined	he/she/you would have put ined
nosotros	habríamos metido we would have put ined	we would have put ined
vosotros	habríais metido you all would have put ined	you all would have put ined
ellos/ustedes	habrían metido they/you all would have put ined	they/you all would have put ined

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya metido that I have put ined	that I have put ined
tú	hayas metido that you have put ined	that you have put ined
él/ella/usted	haya metido that he/she/you have put ined	that he/she/you have put ined
nosotros	hayamos metido that we have put ined	that we have put ined
vosotros	hayáis metido that you all have put ined	that you all have put ined
ellos/ustedes	hayan metido that they/you all have put ined	that they/you all have put ined

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera metido that I had put ined	that I had put ined
tú	hubieras metido that you had put ined	that you had put ined
él/ella/usted	hubiera metido that he/she/you had put ined	that he/she/you had put ined
nosotros	hubiéramos metido that we had put ined	that we had put ined
vosotros	hubierais metido that you all had put ined	that you all had put ined
ellos/ustedes	hubieran metido that they/you all had put ined	that they/you all had put ined

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	mete	put in! (you)
usted	meta	put in! (you formal)
nosotros	metamos	let's put in!
vosotros	meted	put in! (you all)
ustedes	metan	put in! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no metas	don't put in! (you)
usted	no meta	don't put in! (you formal)
nosotros	no metamos	let's not put in!
vosotros	no metáis	don't put in! (you all)
ustedes	no metan	don't put in! (you all)

More About "meter"

Idiomatic Expressions

meterse en

to get involved in / to meddle

💡 No te metas en problemas (Don't get into trouble)

meter la pata

to put one's foot in it / to make a blunder

💡 Common expression for making a mistake

Examples in Context

Metí las llaves en el bolsillo.

I put the keys in my pocket.

Preterite

Meto la ropa en la maleta.

I put the clothes in the suitcase.

Present

Se ha metido en problemas.

He/She has gotten into trouble.

Present Perfect

Meteré el coche en el garaje.

I will put the car in the garage.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

introducir(to introduce, to insert)

More formal

Usage Notes

•Meter is a regular -er verb
•Main meanings: to put in, to insert
•Often used reflexively: meterse (to get involved)

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