Past tense of measure
regular verb
The past tense of measure is measured. The past participle is also measured.
Forms of measure
| Base form (V1) | measure /ˈmɛʒ.ə/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | measured /ˈmɛʒəd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | measured /ˈmɛʒəd/ |
| Present participle | measuring /ˈmɛʒ.ə.ɹɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | measures /ˈmɛʒɚz/ |
Measured in a sentence
- We measured the temperature with a thermometer.
- The window measured two square feet.
- The bricks used to build the wall measured 10 by 20 by 30 cm.From the entry by
- The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on the open-ended Richter scale.From the entry scale
- The writing was measured for both grammatical complexity and accuracy factors.From the entry grammatical
Meaning of measure
- noun Moderation, temperance.
- noun A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.).
- noun An (unspecified) portion or quantity.
Questions about the past tense of measure
- What is the past tense of measure?
- The past tense of measure is measured.
- What is the past participle of measure?
- The past participle of measure is measured.
- Is measure a regular or irregular verb?
- Measure is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: measure (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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