# measured

Pronunciation: US say "MEZH-urd" /ˈmɛʒɚd/; UK say "MEZH-uhd" /ˈmɛʒəd/

## Verb

1. Past tense and past participle of measure. — simple past and past participle of measure
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of measure. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The surveyor measured the boundary between the two properties._
   - _Rainfall was measured at three stations across the valley._

## Adjective

2. Done in a careful, controlled way, without haste or excess emotion.
   - Simple: Calm and careful, not rushed or full of strong feeling.
   - _The diplomat offered a measured response to the provocative question._
   - _He walked at a measured pace, never hurrying despite the deadline._
3. Determined or recorded through the act of measurement.
   - Simple: Found out by measuring something, such as its size or amount.
   - _The measured weight differed slightly from the value printed on the label._
   - _Engineers logged the measured voltage at each point in the circuit._
4. Written rhythmically in meter, following a regular metrical pattern.
   - Simple: Written with a regular rhythm, like the steady beat in many poems and songs.
   - _The poet preferred measured verse to the looser rhythms of free composition._
   - _Each measured stanza followed the same arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables._

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