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{
"term": "measure",
"partOfSpeech": "verblinking verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"image": "data/images/ki/kitchen_measuring.png",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "measure",
"heSheIt": "measures"
},
"pastSimple": "measured",
"pastParticiple": "measured",
"ingForm": "measuring"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to find the size, quantity, etc. of something in standard units",
"sensetop": "measure something/somebodymeasure something in somethingmeasure somebody/something for somethingmeasure how much, how long, etc…",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a device that measures the level of radiation in the atmosphere",
"contextForm": "measure something/somebody"
},
{
"text": "Blood pressure and heart rate should be measured before treatment."
},
{
"text": "A nurse visited country schools to weigh and measure children."
},
{
"text": "measuring equipment/instruments"
},
{
"text": "A ship's speed is measured in knots.",
"contextForm": "measure something in something"
},
{
"text": "He's gone to be measured for a new suit.",
"contextForm": "measure somebody/something for something"
},
{
"text": "A dipstick is used to measure how much oil is left in an engine.",
"contextForm": "measure how much, how long, etc…"
},
{
"text": "Body temperatures were measured with a digital thermometer."
},
{
"text": "The wage price index measures hourly rates of pay."
},
{
"text": "Cloth is measured in metres."
},
{
"text": "You can now measure its length more accurately."
},
{
"text": "They measure the time taken by each rat to find the centre of the maze."
},
{
"text": "Biomarkers can measure your biological age, regardless of what your birth certificate says."
},
{
"text": "Any type of data that could not be directly measured was rejected."
},
{
"text": "Education policy places too much emphasis on things that can be quantitatively measured."
}
],
"topics": ["Cooking and eating", "Maths and measurement"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["accurately", "exactly", "precisely"],
"verb + measure": ["be able to", "can", "be easy to"],
"preposition": ["for", "in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to be a particular size, length, amount, etc.",
"sensetop": "+ noun",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The main bedroom measures 12ft by 15ft."
},
{
"text": "The pond measures about 2 metres across."
},
{
"text": "The whole plot measures just 13ft wide at the front."
},
{
"text": "The earthquake measured 8.4 on the Richter scale."
},
{
"text": "The burial chamber measures approximately 85m wide and stands 12m high."
},
{
"text": "The mantis nymph typically measures 4mm in size."
}
],
"topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to judge the importance, value or effect of something",
"sensetop": "measure somethingmeasure how, what, etc…",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It is difficult to measure the success of the campaign at this stage."
},
{
"text": "The company never measures success in dollars alone."
},
{
"text": "Regular tests are used to measure students' progress."
},
{
"text": "How does a teacher measure performance in music or gym, for example?"
},
{
"text": "Success is measured by the enjoyment of the audience."
},
{
"text": "Is it really possible to measure the skills of such jobs according to objective standards?"
},
{
"text": "It is hard to measure the benefits to society of the system."
},
{
"text": "Success cannot be measured merely in terms of the size of your salary."
},
{
"text": "The policy's effectiveness cannot be measured by numbers alone."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["easily", "effectively", "objectively"],
"verb + measure": ["can", "be easy to", "be possible to"],
"preposition": ["according to", "against", "by"],
"phrases": [
"a method of measuring something",
"a way of measuring something"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒə(r)/",
"audio": "me/measure/measure__gb_3.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒəz/",
"audio": "me/measure/measures__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒəd/",
"audio": "me/measure/measured__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒərɪŋ/",
"audio": "me/measure/measuring__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒər/",
"audio": "me/measure/measure__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒərz/",
"audio": "me/measure/measures__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒərd/",
"audio": "me/measure/measured__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒərɪŋ/",
"audio": "me/measure/measuring__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (as a noun in the senses ‘moderation’, ‘instrument for measuring’, ‘unit of capacity’): from Old French mesure, from Latin mensura, from mens- ‘measured’, from the verb metiri."
}