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measured
(encz) | measured,naměřený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
measured
(encz) | measured,odměřený |
Measured
(gcide) | Measure \Meas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Measured; p. pr. & vb.
n. Measuring.] [F. mesurer, L. mensurare. See Measure,
n.]
1. To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute
or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity
of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions
of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to
appraise.
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Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite
Thy power! what thought can measure thee? --Milton.
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2. To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures
changes of temperature.
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3. To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off
and determining the distance.
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A true devoted pilgrim is not weary
To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps. --Shak.
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4. To adjust by a rule or standard.
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To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires
by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires.
--Jer. Taylor.
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5. To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by
measure; -- often with out or off.
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With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to
you again. --Matt. vii.
2.
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That portion of eternity which is called time,
measured out by the sun. --Addison.
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To measure swords with one, to try another's skill in the
use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's
abilities against an antagonist's.
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Measured
(gcide) | Measured \Meas"ured\, a.
Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform;
graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with measured
steps; he expressed himself in no measured terms. --
Meas"ured*ly, adv.
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measured
(wn) | measured
adj 1: having notes of fixed rhythmic value [syn: mensural,
measured, mensurable]
2: the rhythmic arrangement of syllables [syn: measured,
metrical, metric]
3: carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult";
"with measured irony" [syn: deliberate, calculated,
measured]
4: unhurried and with care and dignity; "walking at the same
measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" [syn: careful,
deliberate, measured] |
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measured resources
(encz) | measured resources,změřené zdroje [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
measuredly
(encz) | measuredly, adv: |
unmeasured
(encz) | unmeasured,nezměřený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Immeasured
(gcide) | Immeasured \Im*meas"ured\, a.
Immeasurable. [R.] --Spenser.
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Measured
(gcide) | Measure \Meas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Measured; p. pr. & vb.
n. Measuring.] [F. mesurer, L. mensurare. See Measure,
n.]
1. To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute
or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity
of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions
of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to
appraise.
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Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite
Thy power! what thought can measure thee? --Milton.
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2. To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures
changes of temperature.
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3. To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off
and determining the distance.
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A true devoted pilgrim is not weary
To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps. --Shak.
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4. To adjust by a rule or standard.
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To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires
by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires.
--Jer. Taylor.
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5. To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by
measure; -- often with out or off.
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With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to
you again. --Matt. vii.
2.
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That portion of eternity which is called time,
measured out by the sun. --Addison.
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To measure swords with one, to try another's skill in the
use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's
abilities against an antagonist's.
[1913 Webster]Measured \Meas"ured\, a.
Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform;
graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with measured
steps; he expressed himself in no measured terms. --
Meas"ured*ly, adv.
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Measuredly
(gcide) | Measured \Meas"ured\, a.
Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform;
graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with measured
steps; he expressed himself in no measured terms. --
Meas"ured*ly, adv.
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Unmeasured
(gcide) | Unmeasured \Unmeasured\
See measured. |
measuredly
(wn) | measuredly
adv 1: in a deliberate unhurried manner; "she was working
deliberately" [syn: measuredly, deliberately] |
unmeasured
(wn) | unmeasured
adj 1: impossible to measure; "unmeasurable reaches of outer
space" [syn: immeasurable, unmeasurable,
immensurable, unmeasured] [ant: measurable,
mensurable]
2: not composed of measured syllables; not metrical; "unmeasured
prose" |
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