Measure

/ˈmɛʒ.ə/ · noun

Meaning

A prescribed quantity or extent..

Definitions by Sense

1. A prescribed quantity or extent.
2. The act or result of measuring.
3. Metrical rhythm.
4. A course of action.
5. (transitive) To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
6. (stative) To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
7. To estimate the unit size of something.
8. To judge, value, or appraise.

Example Sentences

We measured the temperature with a thermometer.

You should measure the angle with a spirit level.

But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short.

The window measured two square feet.

This park is the first large-scale public park in Taiwan. It is located on the border of Nantzu District in Kaohsiung City and Chiaotou village, Kaohsiung County and this park measures 95 hectares.

Weave with Azure until the woven cloth measures 31¼".

I measure that at 10 centimetres.

ſince they meaſure our deſerts so meane, That in conceit beare Empires on our ſpeares, Affecting thoughts coequall with the cloudes, They ſhalbe kept our forced followers, Til with their eies they view vs Emperours.

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• measures
• measuring
• measured

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