Make
Make verb - To decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement.
Usage example: I make that to be about six feet long
Measure
Measure verb - To find out the size, extent, or amount of.
How words are described
| human | human make | human measure |
| good | good make | good measure |
| best | best make | best measure |
| particular | particular make | particular measure |
| Other adjectives: common, short, direct, standard, true, legitimate, popular, small, effective, actual, real, large, great, main, new, possible, last. | ||
Common collocations
| progress | make progress | measure progress |
| run | make run | measure run |
| time | make time | measure time |
| difference | make difference | measure difference |
| Other words: changes. | ||
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