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How to pronounce measure
Say it like this: /ˈmɛʒ.ɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does measure mean?
nounA prescribed quantity or extent.
“I will correct thee in measure, and will not leaue thee altogether vnpunished.”
A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
“Mom's rage has no measure.”
An (unspecified) portion or quantity.
verbTo ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
“We measured the temperature with a thermometer.”
To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement).
“The window measured two square feet.”
To estimate the unit size of something.
“I measure that at 10 centimetres.”
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