to measure
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1.0
- verb
- /ˈmɛʒər/
:
medir
- You need to measure the length of the table before buying a tablecloth.
- measure effectiveness
- measure using
- test to measure
The way I think about this is, don't measure too quickly.
- The way I think about this is, don't measure too quickly.
- Yeah, let's make sure we're measuring in grams.
- Now, how do you measure your system?
- But you can also measure in some ways the dark matter.
- That's also, you know, there's ways to measure cost.
- I went to his studio and he measured me and I love pink.
- They don't even know how to measure time and they confuse.
- OK, step one is to measure my head with this piece of bark.
- But he didn't measure, so it's just too much string.
- A dial caliper measures in three different ways.
- He figured out how to measure the distance to the sun.
- We have the tools, by the way, to measure stress biochemically.
Examples
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You measure out the ingredients, follow the instructions.
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So it helps you measure the speed of the air.
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Now, how do you measure your system?
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How well can we measure the phase file?
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Does it measure energy or does it measure mass?
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Makes it really, really fast to measure where the plants go.
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I said, well, we have to measure the babies, right?
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Once you have your kimono, measure your basic length and width.
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All groups were matched in socioeconomic status, as measured by the amount of college education.
Academic text (2011) -
Carl, there's a lot of ways to measure a family's wealth.
Synonyms
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5.8
Measure something with a tool to get a reading
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2.8
To make a rough calculation of how much or how many something is
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3.0
Estimate how much a thing is worth or how good it is
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3.5
To measure amount, size, or quality of something
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4.8
To show how much of something there is using numbers
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3.6
To take an exact amount using a cup, spoon, or ruler
To measure how much, how big and how good something is
To measure the size of a person or thing
To measure how much of something there is, often in science
Idioms
- Informal
To check something carefully before you do it to avoid mistakes
Phrasal Verbs
- Literature
To test each other's skill in a contest, for example in a match or debate
Compounds
- Formal
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7.0
A government action that cuts public spending or raises taxes to reduce debt
- Specialized
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3.1
A rule or tool that protects computers and data from access without permission
- Specialized
A unit used to measure how much a container can hold, like a liter or gallon
- Specialized
A way to measure angles using radians, where one full circle equals two pi radians
- Literature
A group of four lines with four beats then three beats in alternating lines, often ABAB or ABCB rhyme
- Specialized
A basic quantity like length, mass, or time that measurement systems use
- UK
A set of units used mainly in Britain for measuring length, like inches, feet, and miles
How Precise
Surface Forms
Etymology
Measure comes from an old Latin word mensura and the verb metiri, both meaning 'to measure'. To measure (verb) is simply to find out size, amount, or degree, which is the original and direct meaning of the word.