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- 1. quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive: "she brought her meek little husband along" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of MEEK is enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild. How to use meek in a sentence.
Meek means humbly patient or quiet in nature, or overly submissive or compliant. It is often used in a Christian context, as in the phrase "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the Earth."
Meek means gentle and quiet, and likely to do what other people say. It can also mean spineless or compliant. See word forms, pronunciation, origin, and usage in sentences.
The adjective meek describes a person who is willing to go along with whatever other people want to do, like a meek classmate who won't speak up, even when he or she is treated unfairly. A meek person can also be humble, but these words aren't quite synonyms.
Definition of meek adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Meek means mild, gentle, or submissive, and can also be a noun for a meek person. It comes from Middle English and has an obsolete meaning of meed, a kind of grass.
Meek means patient and mild, not inclined to anger or resentment. It can also mean gentle, kind, humble, or spineless. See synonyms, antonyms, word forms, origin, and examples of meek.
