Phrasal Verbs With 'Measure'

Measure against phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Evaluate or judge by comparison
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: The work doesn't look good if you MEASURE it AGAINST what our competitors have done.

Measure off phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Measure something and mark the point where it ends or will be cut
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The tailor MEASURED OFF the material for my suit.
  2. Meaning: Mark a length on something to cut it
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: He MEASURED OFF a metre of the silk.

Measure out phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Measure or weigh the amount needed
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: He MEASURED OUT the flour for the bread.
  2. Meaning: Weigh or measure an exact amount
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: She MEASURED OUT a hundred grammes of the powder.

Measure up phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Find the size of something
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: The estate agent MEASURED UP all the rooms.
  2. Meaning: Be good enough, meet the required standard
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: She didn't MEASURE UP in her probationary period, so we didn't extend her contract.
  3. Meaning: Be good enough
    (Intransitive | International English)
    » Example: They made her a director, but she didn't MEASURE UP.
  4. Meaning: Find out the size of something
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They MEASURED UP the room.

Measure up to phrasal verb

  1. Meaning: Be good enough or worthy of something
    (Inseparable | International English)
    » Example: I hope to MEASURE UP TO the confidence you have in me.

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