Polyglot Dictionary

messen

/ˈmɛsn̩/

verb B1

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
past
maß
perfect
hat gemessen

Meaning

  1. to measure

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abmessen

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 messen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Arzt ___ mein Fieber.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches messen?

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