admeasure
admeasure · admeasures · admeasured · admeasuring
To measureTo measure.
Meaning
3 senses(stative, transitive)To measure.
(transitive)To survey and lay off a due portion to, as of dower in real estate or of pasture held in common.
(obsolete, transitive)To delimit, to restrain.
More definitions
- determine the quantity of someone's share
Origin
From Middle English amesure, from Anglo-Norman amesurer, admesurer, from Medieval Latin adFrom Middle English amesure, from Anglo-Norman amesurer, admesurer, from Medieval Latin admēnsūrō. Compare Classical Latin admētior (“measure out to”).
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Forms
admeasures, admeasuring, admeasured, admeasured| Base form | admeasure · to admeasure |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | admeasures |
| Present participle | admeasuring |
| Past simple | admeasured |
| Past participle | admeasured |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedadmeasurement
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle