measure
/ˈmɛʒə/
Dictionary
noun
- A prescribed quantity or extent.
- The act or result of measuring.
- Metrical rhythm.
- A course of action.
verb
- To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
"We measured the temperature with a thermometer. You should measure the angle with a spirit level."
- To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
"The window measured two square feet."
- To estimate the unit size of something.
"I measure that at 10 centimetres."
- To judge, value, or appraise.
- To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
- To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
- To adjust by a rule or standard.
- To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with out or off.
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