Translation
To find the size, length, or amount of something.
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Word origin
From Old French mesurer, from Latin mensura, a measuring, from metiri, to measure.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- metiri
- English cognates
- dimension, immense
Grammar
Examples
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To measure is to find out how big something is.
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You can measure weight, height, length, and more.
metres .
Here it means the size of the room IS four by five.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 24, lesson 12: Words 2191-2200.