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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Measured \Meas"ured\, a.
     Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform;
     graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with measured
     steps; he expressed himself in no measured terms. --
     Meas"ured*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Measure \Meas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Measured; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Measuring.] [F. mesurer, L. mensurare. See Measure,
     n.]
     1. To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute
        or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity
        of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions
        of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to
        appraise.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite
              Thy power! what thought can measure thee? --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures
        changes of temperature.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off
        and determining the distance.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A true devoted pilgrim is not weary
              To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To adjust by a rule or standard.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires
              by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires.
                                                    --Jer. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by
        measure; -- often with out or off.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to
              you again.                            --Matt. vii.
                                                    2.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That portion of eternity which is called time,
              measured out by the sun.              --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To measure swords with one, to try another's skill in the
        use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's
        abilities against an antagonist's.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Measure \Meas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Measured; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Measuring.] [F. mesurer, L. mensurare. See Measure,
     n.]
     1. To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute
        or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity
        of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions
        of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to
        appraise.
  
              Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite Thy power!
              what thought can measure thee?        --Milton.
  
     2. To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures
        changes of temperature.
  
     3. To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off
        and determining the distance.
  
              A true devoted pilgrim is not weary To measure
              kingdoms with his feeble steps.       --Shak.
  
     4. To adjust by a rule or standard.
  
              To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires
              by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires.
                                                    --Jer. Taylor.
  
     5. To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by
        measure; -- often with out or off.
  
              With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to
              you again.                            --Matt. vii.
                                                    2.
  
              That portion of eternity which is called time,
              measured out by the sun.              --Addison.
  
     To measure swords with one, to try another's skill in the
        use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's
        abilities against an antagonist's.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Measured \Meas"ured\, a.
     Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform;
     graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with measured
     steps; he expressed himself in no measured terms. --
     Meas"ured*ly, adv.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  measured
       adj 1: determined by measurement; "the measured distance was less
              than a mile" [ant: unmeasured]
       2: the rhythmic arrangement of syllables [syn: metrical, metric]
       3: carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult";
          "with measured irony" [syn: calculated, deliberate]
       4: with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace";
          "with all deliberate speed" [syn: careful, deliberate]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  measured
     a.
     1 That has been determined by measurement.
     2 deliberate but restrained.
     vb.
     (infl of en measure  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  measured
     a.
     1 That has been determined by measurement.
     2 deliberate but restrained.
     vb.
     (infl of en measure  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  measured
     a.
     1 That has been determined by measurement.
     2 deliberate but restrained.
     vb.
     (infl of en measure  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  measured
     a.
     1 That has been determined by measurement.
     2 deliberate but restrained.
     vb.
     (infl of en measure  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  measured
     Englanti a.
     1 mitattu
     2 harkittu, punnittu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  measured
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en measure ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb measure)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Measured /mˈɛʒəd/
  مدروس

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  measured //ˈmeɪʒɚd// //ˈmɛʒəd// //ˈmɛʒɚd// 
  обмислен, премерен
  deliberate but restrained

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  measured /mˈɛʒəd/
  odměřený

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  measured /mˈɛʒəd/ 
  naměřený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  measured /mˈɛʒəd/
  bemessen
     Synonyms: determined, calculated
  
   see: determine, calculate, measure, determining, calculating, measuring
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  measured /mˈɛʒəd/
  gemessen
        "I/he/she measured"  - ich/er/sie maß
        "he/she has/had measured"  - er/sie hat/hatte gemessen
        "Direct voltage portions are not concurrently measured."  - Gleichspannungsanteile werden nicht mitgemessen.
   see: measure sth., measuring, you measure, he/she measures, I/he/she would measure, measure!
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  measured /mˈɛʒəd/ 
  gemessen , maßvoll 

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  measured /mˈɛʒəd/ 
  1. नपा-तुला
        "His answers are always well measured."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  measured /mˈɛʒəd/
  mjereno, mjeriti

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  measured /mˈɛʒəd/
  1. egyenletes járású
  2. kimért
  3. ritmikus
  4. megfontolt
  5. megmért
  6. ütemes
  7. lemért
  8. egyenletes mozgású

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  measured /mˈɛʒəd/
  misurato

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  measured /miːəʒeəd/
  1. afgemeten, ceremonieel, plechtig, plechtstatig

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  measured /ˈmeʒəd/ 
   1.  odmierzony
   2.  rozważny

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  measured /miːəʒeəd/
  ceremonioso, pomposo, solene

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈmɛʒɝd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  150 Moby Thesaurus words for "measured":
     a, accordant, admeasured, alike, alternate, an, antispastic, any,
     appraised, assessed, automatic, balanced, beating, cadenced,
     cadent, calculated, careful, cautious, certain, circling,
     concinnate, concinnous, considered, consistent, consonant,
     constant, continuous, correspondent, cyclic, dactylic, deliberate,
     dignified, epochal, equable, equal, euphonic, euphonical,
     euphonious, even, every other, exact, flat, flowing, fluent,
     frugal, gauged, harmonious, homogeneous, iambic, immutable,
     in numbers, in rhythm, intentional, intermittent, invariable,
     isochronal, known by measurement, leisurely, level, majestic,
     mapped, mechanical, metered, methodic, metric, metronomic,
     moderate, modulated, monolithic, monotonous, of a piece, one,
     ordered, orderly, oscillatory, periodical, persistent, planned,
     plotted, precise, predetermined, premeditated, prosodic, prudent,
     pulsating, pulsative, pulsatory, pulsing, pyrrhic, quantified,
     quantitative, quantitive, quantized, reasoned, reciprocal,
     recurrent, recurring, regular, regulated, restrained, rhythmic,
     rhythmical, robotlike, rotary, scanning, seasonal, sedate, serial,
     slow, smooth, smooth-sounding, sober, solemn, some, sparing,
     spondaic, stable, stately, steadfast, steady, stinting, studied,
     surveyed, sweet, symmetrical, systematic, temperate, throbbing,
     triangulated, tripping, trochaic, unbroken, unchangeable,
     unchanged, unchanging, undeviating, undifferentiated,
     undiversified, undulant, undulatory, unhurried, uniform, unruffled,
     unvaried, unvarying, valuated, valued, wavelike, well-thought-out,
     wheeling
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 量过的,慎重的,基于标准的;
  v. 测量,判断;
  vbl. 测量,判断;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 量过的,慎重的,基于标准的

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