measure
/ˈmeʒə/MEH-zhur
/ˈmɛʒɚ/MEH-zhur
Meaninga measuring
Common meaning: to gauge how big something is
Other meanings: a standard amount
- measto measure outLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1133 · scan
- urenoun ending: result or process
Journey through time
- Latinmētior, mēnsus‘to measure out’
- Old Frenchmesuresource
- Middle Englishmesuresource
- Englishmeasure‘to gauge how big something is’ · today
meas also in: immensedimensioncommensurate
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin mētior ‘to measure out’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mētior, p. 1133 · dictionary scan
Roots
- mētior, mēnsus Latin “to measure out”
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