Measured vs Took - What's the difference?
measured | took |
That has been determined by measurement.
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*:Athelstan Arundel walked home all the way, foaming and raging. No omnibus, cab, or conveyance ever built could contain a young man in such a rage. His mother lived at Pembridge Square, which is four good measured miles from Lincoln's Inn.
Deliberate but restrained.
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Rhythmically written in meter; metrical.
(measure)
(take)
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19
As verbs the difference between measured and took
is that measured is past tense of measure while took is simple past of take.As an adjective measured
is that has been determined by measurement.measured
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*took
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(head)citation, passage=When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.}}