Polyglot Dictionary

abmessen

/ˈapˌmɛsn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
misst ab
past
maß ab
perfect
hat abgemessen

Meaning

  1. to measure

    Built from ab (off, away) + messen (to measure).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • messen to measure

Similar words

messen

Abmessen is measuring out a precise quantity of something; messen is the general word for measuring anything.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

medir

medir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to measure."

Portuguese

mensurar

mensurar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to measure."

Practice

1 What does abmessen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ den Raum ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abmessen?

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