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GIVE FULL MEASURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does give full measure mean? 

GIVE FULL MEASURE (verb)
  The verb GIVE FULL MEASURE has 1 sense:

1. perform a task as well as possibleplay

  Familiarity information: GIVE FULL MEASURE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GIVE FULL MEASURE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Perform a task as well as possible

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

do one's best; give full measure; give one's best; go all out

Context example:

The cast gives full measure every night

Hypernyms (to "give full measure" is one way to...):

do; perform (get (something) done)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s


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