measure
/ˈmɛʒ.ɚ/ verb B1- To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard. · We measured the temperature with a thermometer.· You should measure the angle with a spirit level.
- To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement). · The window measured two square feet.
- To estimate the unit size of something. · I measure that at 10 centimetres.
- To judge, value, or appraise.
- To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
- To adjust by a rule or standard.
- To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.
- To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring their length or quantity.
He/she/it measures · Past measured · Past participle measured · -ing form measuring
Verb forms
- Base form
- measure
- He/she/it
- measures
- Past
- measured
- Past participle
- measured
- -ing form
- measuring
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
He had not yet taken the measure of this sire of his, who was as full of unexpectednesses as a girl at her first party.
(_Keep the measure, Nag._)
Gillis measured me at Ruby’s party.
“A thorough, determined dislike of me--a dislike which I cannot but attribute in some measure to jealousy.
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