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Measure against phrasal verb
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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.
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Meaning: Evaluate or judge by comparison
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Measure off phrasal verb
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Meaning: Measure something and mark the point where it ends or will be cut
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» Example: The tailor MEASURED OFF the material for my suit. -
Meaning: Mark a length on something to cut it
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: He MEASURED OFF a metre of the silk.
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Meaning: Measure something and mark the point where it ends or will be cut
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Measure out phrasal verb
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Meaning: Measure or weigh the amount needed
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Meaning: Weigh or measure an exact amount
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: She MEASURED OUT a hundred grammes of the powder.
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Meaning: Measure or weigh the amount needed
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Measure up phrasal verb
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Meaning: Find the size of something
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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. -
Meaning: Be good enough
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» Example: They made her a director, but she didn't MEASURE UP. -
Meaning: Find out the size of something
(Separable [optional] | International English)
» Example: They MEASURED UP the room.
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Meaning: Find the size of something
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Measure up to phrasal verb
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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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Meaning: Be good enough or worthy of something