measure

measure
n. middel; maat; afgmeting; meet apparatuur; ritme; gewicht; voorschrift
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v. meten; schatten, afwegen; toeluisteren, afmeten
measure1
[ mezjə]
I 〈telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉
maat(beker)
maatstok/lat/lint
maatstaf
〈muziek〉maat(streep)
maatregelstap
〈wiskunde〉maat
voorbeelden:
1   a measure of wheat een maat tarwe
5   take strong measures geen halve maatregelen nemen
     half measures halve maatregelen
II 〈telbaar en niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉
maat 〈ook muziek〉maateenheid; mate; gematigdheid; (afgemeten/juiste) hoeveelheid; metrum, versmaat
ritmemelodie
voorbeelden:
1   measure of time tijdmaat
     in (a) great/large measure in hoge/ruime mate
     〈figuurlijk〉 get the measure of someone zich een oordeel over iemand vormen
     〈Brits-Engels〉 made to measure op maat gemaakt
     take someone's measure iemand de maat nemen; 〈figuurlijk〉zich een oordeel over iemand vormen
     beyond measure buitenmate; onmetelijk
measure for measure leer om leer
→ linearlinear/, liquidliquid/, shortshort/
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measure2
I 〈onovergankelijk werkwoord〉 → measure upmeasure up/
II 〈onovergankelijk en overgankelijk werkwoord〉
metenaf/op/toe/uitmeten, de maat nemen
voorbeelden:
1   the room measures three metres by four de kamer meet/is drie bij vier (meter)
     measure oneself with zich meten met
     measure off/out afmeten 〈stof enz.〉
     measure out toemeten
III 〈overgankelijk werkwoord〉
beoordelentaxeren
opnemenmet de ogen afmeten
letten opoverdenken, (over)wegen
〈formeel〉afleggen 〈afstand〉doortrekken
voorbeelden:
3   measure one's words zijn woorden wegen

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