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inside
Preposition
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If mathx/math is or moves inside mathy/math, it is in mathy/math.
He locked his keys inside his car.
Outside was cold, but he was warm inside the house.
I put my pen inside my bag.
Let's look inside here.
Don't stand out here. Come on inside.
inside
Noun
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The inside of something is the part that you can't see or can't touch because other parts are around it.
The inside of my mouth hurts.
Outside, the building was dark and grey, but the inside was bright and beautiful.
measure
Verb
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If you measure something, you calculate its size, mass, temperature, etc. using units like centimetres, kilograms, degrees, etc.
Before clocks, time was measured by the movement of the moon and the sun.
Ireland's smallest church measures 3.6 cm by 1.8 m.
measure
Noun
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A measure is something that you do, usually to solve a problem.
The police are taking all necessary measures to guarantee the safety of people.
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A measure of something is a way to judge or assess it.
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A measure of something is an amount of it.