Mesurent

Mesurent is the third person plural present indicative form of the French verb mesurer, meaning "they measure" or "they are measuring." It is used to describe the act of determining the size, extent, or amount of something. The form is derived from mesurer, which comes from Old French mesurer and ultimately from the Latin mensurare, related to mensura meaning measurement.

As a regular -er verb, mesurer follows the standard present-tense endings: je mesure, tu mesures, il mesure, nous mesurons, vous mesurez, ils mesurent. The stem for present tense is mesur-, and the final -ent in mesurent is typically silent in ordinary speech.

Usage and examples. Mesurent appears in everyday and technical contexts. Examples include: Ils mesurent la longueur du tableau. (They measure the length of the painting.) Ils mesurent les distances avec une règle. (They measure distances with a ruler.) In scientific or statistical writing, they may say that researchers mesurent l’effet d’un traitement sur l’échantillon. The word can also appear in metaphorical senses, such as mesurer les risques or mesurer l’impact.

Related forms and notes. Mesurer is the infinitive; other forms include je mesure, tu mesures, il mesure, nous mesurons, vous mesurez, ils mesurent; negations use ne... pas: Ils ne mesurent pas. The noun mesure (measurement, measure) is distinct but etymologically related.

See also: measurement in French, conjugation of French -er verbs, usage of mesurer in academic or technical French.