to measure out
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3.6
- phrasal verb
- /ˈmɛʒər aʊt/
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- To bake the cake correctly, you need to measure out two cups of flour and one cup of sugar.
- measure out a cup
- measure out ingredients
- measure out the coffee
So I told them to measure out the distance with a rope.
- So I told them to measure out the distance with a rope.
- They have various lengths, who knows, but add up the lengths, divide by two and measure out that far.
- Most importantly, there is some sort of how much, an area, a space, A length of time that we can measure out.
- Well, if you have a scale and antiquity, how are you going to measure out a teeny little piece of silver for that bushel of grain?
- I, when I went there yesterday, I did measure out facing the kitchen, but it created like no space for ATV.
- So we can sort of measure out the likelihood in a rough sense of the anger that's going to be created.
Examples
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Ana would measure out the vanilla and tip it into the bowl with a swirl.
Fiction book (1996) -
Sometimes dogs this young don t know when to stop eating, which is why you need to measure out their food.
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So I told them to measure out the distance with a rope.
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You measure out the ingredients, follow the instructions.
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Now, after eight years, Sam can finally measure out a teaspoon of coffee and a cup of water.
Fiction book (2001) -
And they don't have to measure out ingredients; they just add the right amount.
Blog text (7) -
Then she measured out a length and fastened it to the boat.
Fiction book (1990) -
Right now we're measuring out the length of the office because we want to build these really cool indoor shipping container spaces.
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I'm also measuring out the sunflower seeds and the raisins, and I tend to use a little kitchen scale to measure them out.
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Every morning, Amy watched as Fat Bev measured out psyllium fiber and shook it vigorously into a pint-sized carton of orange juice.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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1.0
To find the size, amount, or strength of something
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Morphology
measure + out
The meaning 'to determine or allocate a quantity' is directly and compositionally derived from 'measure' (ascertain amount) combined with the particle 'out', which here signals distributing or allocating a measured amount. This verb+particle pattern is a common and predictable English construction, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would likely infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Measure out comes from the simple act of using a cup, spoon, or ruler: you measure with a tool and take something out until you have the right amount. So, it means 'to take or give the exact amount'.