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
The garden rooms, though, do more than just measure out delight.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022
Five years ago, she would have fled the kitchen in tears if I had asked her to measure out six tablespoons of olive oil.
From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2022
And then I read the recipe one more time and measure out the ingredients.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022
There was no way to measure out the water among us.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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