English–Spanish
“measure” in Spanish
How to say “measure” in Spanish
“Measure” in Spanish is medir.
Tape measure stretched along a table showing numbers.
Example sentences with medir
Antes de cocinar, necesito medir la temperatura del horno.
Before cooking, I need to measure the temperature of the oven.
Tips for using medir
- An e-to-i stem-changing verb in the present (yo mido, tú mides), used for physical measurements and for figurative evaluations such as medir fuerzas.
Other Spanish words for “measure”
Necesitamos tomar una medida urgente para mejorar la seguridad.
We need to take an urgent measure to improve security.