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in some measure
To a certain degree or extent; somewhat. While hard work and perseverance will take you far, success also depends in some measure on good fortune.
in some measure
Somewhat, to a certain extent, as in In some measure we owe these privileges to our parents. Shakespeare used this term in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1:2): "I will condole in some measure." Similarly, in large measure, dating from the same period, means "to a considerable extent," as in In large measure the two sides agree. [c. 1600]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Wolf | | [wulf] | |
| Tychon | | - | Ancient Greek |
| Malak | | mah-LAHK | Arabic |
| Xochitl | | - | Native American, Nahuatl, Spanish (Latin American) |
| Raeburn | | RAY-bərn | English (Rare) |
| Nils | | - | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |