Polyglot Dictionary

medir

/meˈdʒiɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
meço
preterite (eu)
medi
past participle
medido

Meaning

  1. to measure

    • Meço a mesa.

      I measure the table.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

mensurar

mensurar is more formal or technical; medir is the everyday word — both mean "to measure."

Similar in other languages

German

abmessen

abmessen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to measure."

German

messen

messen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to measure."

Spanish

medir

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

Practice

1 What does medir mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ a mesa.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches medir?

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