measure

auna; ma'auni

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'mεʒə/
• SAMPA: /"mEZ@/

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• Hyphenation: meas‧ure

Translation of measure (by Oxford University Press)

1. ma’aunī, magwajī, mīzānī̀

   a yard is a measure of length <> yādī̀ ma’aunī nḕ na tsawō

2. mūdū̀; kwānṑ, tiyā̀ <> bowls of specific sizes used at market.

   I want 6 measures of flour <> inā̀ sôn gā̀rin fulāwā̀ mūdū̀ shidà

   1. We measured the distance between the house and the tree <> mun aunà nīsan tsàkānin gidā dà bishiyā̀
   2. Rulers are used for measuring length <> anā̀ ā̀mfā̀nī dà rūlā̀ wajen aunà tsāwō
3. gwadā̀

   Have you measured the window? <> kā gwadà tāgàr?

4. auna, (Niger) ɗàuki mḕzîr <> take one's measurement.

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) measure

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) measures

Past tense (ya wuce) measured

Past participle (ya wuce) measured

Present participle (ana cikin yi) measuring

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you measure something, you calculate its size, mass, temperature, etc. using units like centimetres, kilograms, degrees, etc.
   • Synonym: assess

   Before clocks, time was measured by the movement of the moon and the sun.

   Ireland's smallest church measures 3.6 cm by 1.8 m.

See also

• measure up

Noun

Singular measure

Plural measures

1. A measure is something that you do, usually to solve a problem.
   • Synonym: step

   The police are taking all necessary measures to guarantee the safety of people.

2. (formal) A measure of something is a way to judge or assess it.
   • Synonym: unit
3. A measure of something is an amount of it.

Related words

• measurement