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Translation

to measure

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Word origin

From French mesurer, from Latin mensurare, built on mensura ('a measuring'), from the verb metiri ('to measure'). English measure and dimension come from the same Latin family.

Origin
French, from Latin mensura
Root
mensura
English cognates
measure, dimension

Examples

.

The father measured the room before buying the table.

.

One measures the road in metres and the time in hours.

, ?

Can you measure how tall the wall is?

A is a measurement, a o any measuring instrument - the -- suffix covers everything from a ruler to a thermometer. is to take a measurement; is to work with the numbers afterwards.

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Word family

Words built on mezuri with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.

  • varmomezurilonoun

    thermometer

    varmamezuri-il-: a tool for measuring warmth

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This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 10: mezuri, bari, disputi and 6 more words.