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We are born knowing nothing and with much striving we learn but a little; yet all the while we are bound by laws that hearken to no plea of ignorance, and measure out their rewards and punishments with calm indifference.
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Meaning of "measure out" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEASURE OUT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEASURE OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Measure out is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb measure out in English.

WHAT DOES MEASURE OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of measure out in the English dictionary

The definition of measure out in the dictionary is to pour or dole out. Other definition of measure out is to administer; mete out.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MEASURE OUT

PRESENT

Present
I measure out
you measure out
he/she/it measures out
we measure out
you measure out
they measure out
Present continuous
I am measuring out
you are measuring out
he/she/it is measuring out
we are measuring out
you are measuring out
they are measuring out
Present perfect
I have measured out
you have measured out
he/she/it has measured out
we have measured out
you have measured out
they have measured out
Present perfect continuous
I have been measuring out
you have been measuring out
he/she/it has been measuring out
we have been measuring out
you have been measuring out
they have been measuring out
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I measured out
you measured out
he/she/it measured out
we measured out
you measured out
they measured out
Past continuous
I was measuring out
you were measuring out
he/she/it was measuring out
we were measuring out
you were measuring out
they were measuring out
Past perfect
I had measured out
you had measured out
he/she/it had measured out
we had measured out
you had measured out
they had measured out
Past perfect continuous
I had been measuring out
you had been measuring out
he/she/it had been measuring out
we had been measuring out
you had been measuring out
they had been measuring out
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will measure out
you will measure out
he/she/it will measure out
we will measure out
you will measure out
they will measure out
Future continuous
I will be measuring out
you will be measuring out
he/she/it will be measuring out
we will be measuring out
you will be measuring out
they will be measuring out
Future perfect
I will have measured out
you will have measured out
he/she/it will have measured out
we will have measured out
you will have measured out
they will have measured out
Future perfect continuous
I will have been measuring out
you will have been measuring out
he/she/it will have been measuring out
we will have been measuring out
you will have been measuring out
they will have been measuring out
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would measure out
you would measure out
he/she/it would measure out
we would measure out
you would measure out
they would measure out
Conditional continuous
I would be measuring out
you would be measuring out
he/she/it would be measuring out
we would be measuring out
you would be measuring out
they would be measuring out
Conditional perfect
I would have measure out
you would have measure out
he/she/it would have measure out
we would have measure out
you would have measure out
they would have measure out
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been measuring out
you would have been measuring out
he/she/it would have been measuring out
we would have been measuring out
you would have been measuring out
they would have been measuring out
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you measure out
we let´s measure out
you measure out
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to measure out
Past participle
measured out
Present Participle
measuring out
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEASURE OUT

measurability
measurable
measurableness
measurably
measure
measure off
measure up
measure up to
measured
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measuredly
measuredness
measureless
measurelessly
measurelessness
measurement
measurement ton
measurements
measurer
measures

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEASURE OUT

check out
close out
come out
figure out
freeze out
give out
gone out
include out
inside out
leave out
live out
lose out
make out
move out
nose out
rule out
score out
strike out
take out
time out
wipe out

Synonyms and antonyms of measure out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «measure out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEASURE OUT

Find out the translation of measure out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of measure out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «measure out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

量出
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medir
570 millions of speakers

English

measure out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहर उपाय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قياس من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отмерить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

medir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেপে বার করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mesurez
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengukur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ausmessen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

量り分ける
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아웃 측정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngukur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đo ra
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அளவிடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोजा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ölçmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dosare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odmierzyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відміряти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

măsura în
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μετρήσετε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mäta upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

måle ut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of measure out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEASURE OUT»

The term «measure out» is regularly used and occupies the 98.957 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEASURE OUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about measure out

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2 QUOTES WITH «MEASURE OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word measure out.
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Jack LaLanne
What you need to do is get that tape measure out, and start measuring that gut. Then you start working out and you start eating properly till that gut gets down close to it was when you were in your 20's. Then you'll find out what your weight should be.
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Paul Elmer More
We are born knowing nothing and with much striving we learn but a little; yet all the while we are bound by laws that hearken to no plea of ignorance, and measure out their rewards and punishments with calm indifference.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEASURE OUT»

Discover the use of measure out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to measure out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Nostratic Macrofamily: A Study in Distant Linguistic ...
Proto-Nostratic *mat'-l*m3t'- 'to stretch, to expand, to lengthen, to draw out, to measure out': A. Proto-Indo-European *met'-/*mot'- 'to measure, to measure out, to estimate': Gothic mitan 'to measure'; Old Icelandic meta 'to reckon, to estimate';  ...
Allan R. Bomhard, John C. Kerns, 1994
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Measure Twice, Cut Once: Simple Steps to Measure, Scale, ...
Though it means crunching numbers, always measure out from one reference point. • When using a square, bevel gauge or straightedge to run out a line from a mark, always place the pencil or knife on the mark first, and then slide the tool to it .
Jim Tolpin, 2007
3
Fostering Children's Mathematical Power: An Investigative ...
Investigation 11.8 continued (a) With a measure-out interpretation of 0.9 + 0.3, what does the 0.9 represent? What does the 0.3 represent? What does the quotient 3 represent? (b) To represent 0.9, does it matter what blocks you let equal a ...
Arthur Baroody, Ronald T. Coslick, 1998
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Homemaking Arts 4 (worktext)1st Ed. 1986
From A to 1, downward, measure out V» of the breast measurement. 3. From A to 2. downward, measure out ''< of the breast measurement. 4. From 1-3 downward is '/i of the breast measurement plus 3/4 inch. 5. From 1-4 downward, take the ...
Lañada, Heidee
5
Constructions of Time in the Late Middle Ages
The 'now' can therefore be considered as the shortest day, while the year as the longest, and in the same way that the shorter duration is normally used to measure out the longer, like when we use the hours to measure out the days, the days ...
Carol Poster, Richard J. Utz, 1997
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The Halakhah: Between Israel and God, Part B
locks and sixty rams, with one tenth ephah did one measure out [flour and oil] for all of them [M. Men. 9:3E], as "For a meal-offering and a log of oil" (Lev. 14:21) — oil for every meal offering, (and) a log of oil. M. 10:2 Seven liquid measures ...
Jacob Neusner, 2000
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A Translator's Handbook on the Gospel of Mark
... Mark) 'measure out': Arndt & Gingrich 2, 'give out', 'apportion', 'deal out' something to someone. prostethesetai (only here in Mark) 'more shall be given', ' shall be added', 'shall be given in addition'. The two passives metrethesetai humin kai ...
8
Insider Trading
For a general discussion of the use of “reasonable time after public availability of accurate information” to measure out of pocket damages, see Annotation, supra note 649, § 14[c]. For discussion of a somewhat similar concept called “modified  ...
William Wang, Marc Steinberg, 2010
9
Metrication in the United States
CHAPTER. 5.VOLUME. Exercise 14: Fill in the correct answers. Show your calculations. 1. Volume is measured in . 2. How would you measure out1200 mL ? 3. How would you measure out 375 mL? 4. 2 765 mL = L 5. How would you measure ...
Lynne Ocone Speed, 2012
10
Report from the Select Committee on the Sale of Corn: With ...
they cannot make measure, if they measure directly or within five minutes, because Mr. Henry Dudi, peas and beans will not measure out of sacks! ' 3299. What do you mean by will not measure? — There would be fdur bushels 30 June 1834.
‎1834

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEASURE OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term measure out is used in the context of the following news items.
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Build a 'Back to the Future' hoverboard replica from everyday items
You'll measure out the width of the board, and using the decals you've already printed and cut out, draw the curve of the board onto the wood ... «CNET, Jul 15»
2
Bill passed to split BBMP
After making various attempts in vain to put off the elections to this prestigious civic body, the government is now trying out this measure out of ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
Study: detergent pods are a serious poisoning risk
The small packets can be tossed into a washing machine without ever having to measure out a liquid or powder. The convenience, though, has ... «Napoleon Northwest Signal, Jul 15»
4
An unhappy Greek man has made a Random Austerity Measure …
"Please wait while we seem serious and caring," reads one of the cheerful messages while it pulls a random austerity measure out of its virtual ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 launches as clear rival to iPad
That's because their Super AMOLED-equipped displays measure out to 9.7 inches, which is an exact match, and 8.0 inches, a hair bigger than ... «TechRadar, Jul 15»
6
Pat's View: Summer Work
I was shown how to measure out the exact dimensions, and then how to make the cut using a jigsaw---presumably the same kind used to make ... «Westseattleherald.com, Jul 15»
7
Recession recovery in Augusta is low on list
Years ago, I monitored the Metro Monitor frequently. It was the only measure out there that explained how cities were faring in the recession ... «The Augusta Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
7 Seattle Barkeepers Pick Their Favorite Budget Booze
And while it's nice to receive a beautiful bottle of whiskey or carefully measure out prized barrel-aged gin at home, buying cheap booze is a ... «Eater, Jul 15»
9
Tees 2 Keys fundraiser a hit
With 18 holes to supervise, there was also a troop of young adults and teenagers (wearing white overalls) to measure out closest to the pin ... «Standard Freeholder, Jul 15»
10
Rachel Khoo's deliciously crumbly shortbread
Measure out the flours and sugar and cube the butter. Place in the large bowl of a food processor. Add the egg yolk, nutmeg and a good pinch ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»

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