5 English Phrasal Verbs With 'MEASURE'

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5 phrasal verbs with 'MEASURE'

Measure against

1. 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

1. 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. Mark a length on something to cut it
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: He MEASURED OFF a metre of the silk.

Measure out

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

Measure up

1. Find the size of something
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: The estate agent MEASURED UP all the rooms.
2. 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. Be good enough
   (Intransitive | International English)
   
   » Example: They made her a director, but she didn't MEASURE UP.
4. Find out the size of something
   (Separable [optional] | International English)
   
   » Example: They MEASURED UP the room.

Measure up to

1. 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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