misurare

Italian

Etymology

  • From Late Latin mēnsūrāre, from Latin mēnsūra.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mi.zuˈra.re/
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    • Rhymes: -are
    • Hyphenation: mi‧su‧rà‧re

    Verb

    misuràre (first-person singular present misùro, first-person singular past historic misurài, past participle misuràto, auxiliary avére)

    1. (transitive) to measure, to measure out, to measure off, to gauge, to survey
      Il metodo per misurare il successo delle politiche sulla droga è sbagliato.
      The method for measuring success of drug policy is flawed.
    2. (transitive) to value, to estimate, to appraise, to gauge
      Synonyms: valutare, giudicare, calcolare
    3. (transitive) to try on (clothes)
      Synonym: provare
    4. (intransitive) to measure (a specified quantity), to have (specified) measurements; to be long, wide, etc.
      Synonym: essere lungo, largo, etc.

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