This is the 5381st most frequent Spanish word.
medía
"Medía" means "measured" or "used to measure."
In this sentence, 'medía' is used as the imperfect indicative form of the verb 'medir', implying an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
Ella medía la tela cuidadosamente antes de cortar.
She measured the fabric carefully before cutting.
Here, 'medía' represents a description in the past, describing the subject's height, employing the imperfect indicative tense.
Era tan alta que medía casi dos metros.
She was so tall that she measured almost two meters.
In this example, 'medía' is used in a narrative past context to describe the room's dimensions, indicating the measurement as a characteristic at that specific past moment.