{
    "term": "measure",
    "partOfSpeech": "verblinking verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/ki/kitchen_measuring.png",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "measure",
            "heSheIt": "measures"
        },
        "pastSimple": "measured",
        "pastParticiple": "measured",
        "ingForm": "measuring"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to find the size, quantity, etc. of something in standard units",
            "sensetop": "measure something/somebodymeasure something in somethingmeasure somebody/something for somethingmeasure how much, how long, etc…",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a device that measures the level of radiation in the atmosphere",
                    "contextForm": "measure something/somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Blood pressure and heart rate should be measured before treatment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A nurse visited country schools to weigh and measure children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "measuring equipment/instruments"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A ship's speed is measured in knots.",
                    "contextForm": "measure something in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's gone to be measured for a new suit.",
                    "contextForm": "measure somebody/something for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A dipstick is used to measure how much oil is left in an engine.",
                    "contextForm": "measure how much, how long, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Body temperatures were measured with a digital thermometer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The wage price index measures hourly rates of pay."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cloth is measured in metres."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can now measure its length more accurately."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They measure the time taken by each rat to find the centre of the maze."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Biomarkers can measure your biological age, regardless of what your birth certificate says."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Any type of data that could not be directly measured was rejected."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Education policy places too much emphasis on things that can be quantitatively measured."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating", "Maths and measurement"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["accurately", "exactly", "precisely"],
                "verb + measure": ["be able to", "can", "be easy to"],
                "preposition": ["for", "in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be a particular size, length, amount, etc.",
            "sensetop": "+ noun",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The main bedroom measures 12ft by 15ft."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pond measures about 2 metres across."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The whole plot measures just 13ft wide at the front."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The earthquake measured 8.4 on the Richter scale."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The burial chamber measures approximately 85m wide and stands 12m high."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The mantis nymph typically measures 4mm in size."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to judge the importance, value or effect of something",
            "sensetop": "measure somethingmeasure how, what, etc…",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It is difficult to measure the success of the campaign at this stage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company never measures success in dollars alone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Regular tests are used to measure students' progress."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How does a teacher measure performance in music or gym, for example?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Success is measured by the enjoyment of the audience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is it really possible to measure the skills of such jobs according to objective standards?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is hard to measure the benefits to society of the system."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Success cannot be measured merely in terms of the size of your salary."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The policy's effectiveness cannot be measured by numbers alone."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["easily", "effectively", "objectively"],
                "verb + measure": ["can", "be easy to", "be possible to"],
                "preposition": ["according to", "against", "by"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a method of measuring something",
                    "a way of measuring something"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒə(r)/",
                "audio": "me/measure/measure__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒəz/",
                "audio": "me/measure/measures__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒəd/",
                "audio": "me/measure/measured__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "me/measure/measuring__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒər/",
                "audio": "me/measure/measure__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒərz/",
                "audio": "me/measure/measures__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒərd/",
                "audio": "me/measure/measured__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmeʒərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "me/measure/measuring__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (as a noun in the senses ‘moderation’, ‘instrument for measuring’, ‘unit of capacity’): from Old French mesure, from Latin mensura, from mens- ‘measured’, from the verb metiri."
}