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measure

English

🔊 how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
🔊 any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
“the situation called for strong measures”
🔊 a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
🔊 musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
“the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song”
🔊 measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals
🔊 a statute in draft before it becomes law
“they held a public hearing on the bill”
🔊 the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
“the measurements were carefully done”
🔊 (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
🔊 a basis for comparison
“the schools comply with federal standards”
🔊 determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
“Measure the length of the wall”
🔊 evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
“I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional”
🔊 have certain dimensions
“This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches”
🔊 express as a number or measure or quantity
“Can you quantify your results?”