how to pronounce measure

/ˈmɛʒɚ/

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measure is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of measure in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… these smaller boats measure between 12 …”

meaning of measure

To measure means to find an exact size or amount of something.

measure frequency in english - B1 level of CEFR

the word measure occurs in english on average 37.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics measure can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that measure can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;