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to gage or calculate an amount
measure, step(noun)any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
"the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
measure, quantity, amount(noun)how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
bill, measure(noun)a statute in draft before it becomes law
"they held a public hearing on the bill"
measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration(noun)the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
"the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
standard, criterion, measure, touchstone(noun)a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
"the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence(noun)(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
measure, bar(noun)musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
"the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
measuring stick, measure, measuring rod(noun)measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
measure(verb)a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
measure, mensurate, measure out(verb)determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
"Measure the length of the wall"
quantify, measure(verb)express as a number or measure or quantity
"Can you quantify your results?"
measure(verb)have certain dimensions
"This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value(verb)evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
"I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"
an action planned or taken to achieve a desired resultsuch new security measures as metal detectors at all the entrances
a given or particular mass or aggregate of mattereach day prisoners were given only a small measure of rice to live on
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are comparedduring the Renaissance, man came to be viewed as the measure of all things
the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensitythe song's soft, soothing measures make it a good lullaby
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by somethinga slipcover for the couch that was made to measure
to find out the size, extent, or amount offor this experiment, you need to carefully measure all the chemicals before you mix them together
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)he carefully measured his response to the provocative question
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