beyond measure
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4.6
- idiom
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sin medida
- I love this man beyond measure and reason.
- blessed beyond measure
- powerful beyond measure
- loved beyond measure
The admission staff and I spend time beyond measure selecting this beautiful class.
- The admission staff and I spend time beyond measure selecting this beautiful class.
- Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
- That is, that is remarkable beyond measure.
- And he wrote that I'd said that the number of views on the speech is beyond measure.
- I'm thrilled really beyond measure to be here and have my face on this collection of covers that include such exceptional women and their power.
- It vacillates between two poles, the banal and the sublime, namely the satanic, great, great beyond measure, imitation of calculation.
- It would be like the heart being able to sustain an extension of the arms and the legs in the human body beyond measure.
Examples
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She was grateful beyond measure for the support she received during difficult times.
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Seating aside, I am moved beyond measure by your presence here this evening.
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"Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
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We are blessed beyond measure to have the opportunity to raise you as our son.
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Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, but that we are powerful beyond measure.
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I am blessed beyond measure to learn from your experiences; thank you!
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Lucius, I love you beyond measure.
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I think what MLK did can best be described as powerful beyond measure.
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You are a very bright lighthouse, and are appreciated beyond measure.
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Yet, almost 50 years later, we are still married, happy beyond measure, blessed unendingly, and hopeful for yet more years together.
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Synonyms
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4.8
To a very great degree without any limit
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6.2
So beautiful or moving that you cannot describe it
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5.4
To a very great degree that you cannot count
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6.8
To a degree that is very hard to believe
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7.6
By a very large amount that cannot be measured
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6.3
Without limits or end
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8.6
So great that you cannot measure it
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8.5
In a way that is much better than usual
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6.4
To a very great degree used to show strong feeling
With no limits, very much or very freely
Much better than you could imagine or hope for
Antonyms
How Much
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4.6
10
5.4
350
1.0
144
3.4
816
2.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
beyond + measure
The sense 'to a very great extent' is directly derived from 'beyond' (past or exceeding) + 'measure' (amount/degree), i.e. beyond what can be measured. This compositional interpretation is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase beyond measure comes from the simple idea that something is so large or strong it cannot be measured by any tool, because it is beyond a measure. So it means 'to a very great extent' or 'without limit'.