мести́

uncommon #7284

verbimperfective perfective is подмести́

1.
to sweep
Она́ мете́т пол ка́ждое у́тро.
She sweeps the floor every morning.
2.
to blow (of snow), to drift, to snow hard
На у́лице весь день мете́т.
It has been snowing and blowing outside all day.
Usually impersonal: метёт "there is a blizzard".
3.
to sweep along, to blow (leaves), to drive
Ве́тер мете́т ли́стья по доро́жкам.
The wind is sweeping the leaves along the paths.

Examples

Дворничиха мела двор рано утром.
The female caretaker swept the courtyard early in the morning.
Я хочу́ мести.
I want vengeance.
Мы хоти́м мести.
We want revenge.
Но́вая метла́ чисто метёт.
A new broom sweeps clean.
Она мела двор старым помелом.
She swept the yard with an old broom.
Но́вая метла́ по-новому метёт, зато ста́рая все углы́ зна́ет.
A new broom sweeps clean, but the old one knows all the corners.
Ста́рая метла́ хорошо метет.
Old brooms sweep well.

Imperative
ты	мети́
вы	мети́те

Active present	мету́щий	agitated, restless, darting (e.g., eyes), racing (e.g., thoughts)
Active past	мётший	having swept, who has swept
Passive present	-
Passive past	метённый	swept
Gerund present	метя	while doing (present)
Gerund past	мётши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
мести́	-	to sweep; to blow (of snow); to sweep along
вы́мести	вы-	to sweep
вы́местись	вы-	to clear out
замести́	за-	to cover over (with snow); to sweep (up); to cover up (traces); to nab; to begin to drift (of snow)