отмерить

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Russian

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Etymology

от- (ot-) +‎ ме́рить (méritʹ)

Pronunciation

Verb

отме́рить (otméritʹpf (imperfective отмеря́ть or отме́ривать)

  1. to measure, to measure off, to mete out
    семь раз отме́рь, оди́н отре́жьsemʹ raz otmérʹ, odín otréžʹlook before you leap; better safe than sorry
  2. (colloquial) to cover (walk, drive, etc.) a distance
  3. (colloquial) to dole out, to give out (in small portions)

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