ausmessen

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German

Etymology

aus- +‎ messen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯smɛsn̩/, /-mɛsən/
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧mes‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɛsn̩, -ɛsən

Verb

ausmessen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present misst aus, past tense maß aus, past participle ausgemessen, past subjunctive mäße aus, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to measure, to size, to gauge (area, space, capacity, etc.)
    Sie haben das Zimmer nicht richtig ausgemessen, deswegen ist jetzt der Teppichboden zu klein.They didn't measure the room properly, so the carpet is now too small.

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Further reading

  • ausmessen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ausmessen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ausmessen” in Duden online
  • ausmessen” in OpenThesaurus.de