measure

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measure
ˈmɛʒə Listen
Meanings
verb
  • ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.
    E.g. the amount of water collected is measured in pints
  • assess the importance, effect, or value of (something).
    E.g. it is hard to measure teaching ability
  • travel over (a certain distance or area).
    E.g. we must measure twenty miles today
noun
  • a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.
    E.g. cost-cutting measures
  • a standard unit used to express the size, amount, or degree of something.
    E.g. a furlong is an obsolete measure of length
  • a certain quantity or degree of something.
    E.g. the states retain a large measure of independence
  • the rhythm of a piece of poetry or a piece of music.
  • a group of rock strata.

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