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tread a measure

tread a measure verb: to take part in a dance; to dance.

Verb

tread a measure (third-person singular simple present treads a measure, present participle treading a measure, simple past trod a measure, past participle trodden a measure)

  1. To take part in a dance; to dance.
    • She remained with her comrades till dusk, and participated with a certain zest in the dancing; though, being heart-whole as yet, she enjoyed treading a measure purely for its own sake[.]1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 27

Forms of tread a measure

third-person singular presenttreads a measure
present participletreading a measure
pasttrod a measure
past participletrodden a measure

Questions about tread a measure

What does tread a measure mean?
Tread a measure means to take part in a dance; to dance.
What part of speech is tread a measure?
Tread a measure is a verb.
What is the past tense of tread a measure?
The past tense of tread a measure is trod a measure.

Words near tread a measure in the dictionary

  1. treacling
  2. treacly
  3. Treacy
  4. Treacys
  5. tread
  6. tread a measure
  7. tread carefully
  8. tread down
  9. tread in someone's footsteps
  10. tread in someone's steps
  11. tread lightly

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