"measured" meaning in English

See measured in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɛʒəd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛʒɚd/ [General-American], /ˈmeɪʒɚd/ [US, regional] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-measured.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more measured [comparative], most measured [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} measured (comparative more measured, superlative most measured)
  1. That has been determined by measurement.
    Sense id: en-measured-en-adj-GtZLPrQ2
  2. Deliberate but restrained. Translations (deliberate but restrained): μέτριος (métrios) (Ancient Greek), обмислен (obmislen) (Bulgarian), премерен (premeren) (Bulgarian), afgemeten (Dutch), gemessen (German), bedächtig (German), kimért (Hungarian), megfontolt (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-measured-en-adj-wl~xroKg Disambiguation of 'deliberate but restrained': 2 96 2
  3. (of poetry etc.) Rhythmically written in meter; metrical.
    Sense id: en-measured-en-adj-mhHbfiqj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 46 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: satellite-measured Derived forms: measured drop, measured mile

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɛʒəd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛʒɚd/ [General-American], /ˈmeɪʒɚd/ [US, regional] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-measured.wav [Southern-England]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} measured
  1. simple past and past participle of measure Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: measure
    Sense id: en-measured-en-verb-W~OKtub2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 46 49

Download JSON data for measured meaning in English (4.6kB)

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