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measure off

measure off verb: to measure something (such as wood, fabric etc), prior to marking or cutting it.

Verb

measure off (third-person singular simple present measures off, present participle measuring off, simple past and past participle measured off)

  1. To measure something (such as wood, fabric etc), prior to marking or cutting it

Forms of measure off

third-person singular presentmeasures off
present participlemeasuring off
past participlemeasured off
pastmeasured off

Questions about measure off

What does measure off mean?
Measure off means to measure something (such as wood, fabric etc), prior to marking or cutting it.
What part of speech is measure off?
Measure off is a verb.
What is the past tense of measure off?
The past tense of measure off is measured off.

Words near measure off in the dictionary

  1. measurations
  2. measure
  3. measure for measure
  4. measure of central tendency
  5. measure of location
  6. measure off
  7. measure one's length
  8. measure out
  9. measure space
  10. measure spaces
  11. measure stick

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