measure out
Britishverb
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to pour or dole out
they measure out a pint of fluid
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to administer; mete out
they measured out harsh punishments
Example Sentences
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He had to hurry, Lifshitz said, and measure out five new plots before the hostages got home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
If using homemade beans, measure out 3 cups with a few tablespoons of their cooking liquid.
From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2023
And then I read the recipe one more time and measure out the ingredients.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022
Yet the bill’s sponsor, Issaquah Democratic Sen. Mark Mullet, told me it’s a struggle to get the measure out of his business, financial services and trade committee.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022
I couldn’t bear to look behind us at our ragtag family as they shuffled along, Slopper and the twins singing what we pretended was a warrior song to measure out time on the trail.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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