measure
verb [L only + noun, T] (SIZE) /ˈmeʒ.ər/
/-ɚ/ Definition
B2 to discover the exact size or amount of something, or to be of a particular size: "Will the table fit in here?" "I don't know - let's measure it." This machine measures your heart rate. He measured the flour into the bowl. The area, measuring/which measures five kilometres by three kilometres, has been purchased by the army.Weighing and measuring
(Definition of measure verb (SIZE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- cost-of-living index noun
- life-size adjective
- measure noun (WAY OF JUDGING)
- measure sth/sb up phrasal verb
- measurement noun
- mouthful noun (AMOUNT)
- pace sth off/out phrasal verb
- plumb verb (DEEP)
- point noun (UNIT)
- proof adjective (ALCOHOL)
- quantify verb
- record verb (STORE INFORMATION)
- register verb (SHOW)
- sound verb (WATER DEPTH)
- survey noun (EXAMINING)
- surveyor noun
- system noun (METHOD)
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- weigh verb (HEAVINESS)
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