verb
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
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Measure the length of the wall
• Derivationally related forms: ↑mensuration (for: ↑mensurate), ↑measurable (for: ↑measure), ↑measure (for: ↑measure), ↑measurement (for: ↑measure), ↑measurer (for: ↑measure), ↑measuring (for: ↑measure)
• Hypernyms: ↑decide, ↑make up one's mind, ↑determine
• Hyponyms: ↑shoot, ↑triangulate, ↑caliper, ↑calliper, ↑calibrate
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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ˌmeasure ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they measure out he/she/it measures out present participle measuring out past tense measured out past participle measured out] phrasal verb
to take a particular amount of something from a larger amount
Measure out 10 grams of sugar.
Main entry: measure
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measure out [phrasal verb]
measure out (something) also measure (something) out : to measure and remove (something) from a larger amount
She carefully measured out three cups of flour.
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Main Entry: ↑measure
Useful english dictionary. 2012.