measure
nounEtymology
From Middle English mesure, from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“a measure”), mētior (“to measure”, supine stem in mēns-) + -tūra. Largely displaced native Old English metan ("to measure" whence modern mete) and ġemet (“a measure”). See also -ure.
Definitions
A prescribed quantity or extent.
- I will correct thee in measure, and will not leaue thee altogether vnpunished.
The act or result of measuring.
- a measure of salt
Metrical rhythm.
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A course of action.
- The president said the measures involve a ban on all visitors to the country via all ports of entry who aren't residents or diplomats. El Salvadorans or residents who return to El Salvador will be quarantined for 30 days..
To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to…
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.
- 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".
To estimate the unit size of something.
- I measure that at 10 centimetres.
To judge, value, or appraise.
- 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.
- Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite / Thy power! what thought can measure thee?
To obtain or set apart
To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
To traverse, cross, pass along
To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
- A true devoted pilgrim is not weary / To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps.
To adjust by a rule or standard.
- To secure a contented spirit, you must measure your desires by your fortune and condition, not your fortunes by your desires
To allot or distribute by measure
To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.
- With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
- That portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun.
To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring…
To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring their length or quantity.
- To measure one’s own activity, to make it conform to these standards of clearness, brevity and truth, is practically a very difficult matter.
- In its opening portrait of Madame Caillaux, the rightist and anti-Caillaux Illustration asked its readers to imagine not a wronged victim or a female ruled by emotion but a careful player who measured her every word.
- He measured his actions with a critical eye and was an exemplary citizen and householder. He was, the author explained, a simple, good man, and like all simple, good men he had an ideal […]
The neighborhood
- neighborBorel measure
- neighborcomplete measure
- neighborcomplex measure
- neighborcounting measure
- neighborfuzzy measure
- neighborGibbs measure
- neighborLebesgue measure
- neighbormeasure space
- neighbormeasure theory
- neighborouter measure
- neighborpositive measure
- neighborprobability measure
Derived
above measure, beyond measure, biomeasure, bushel measure, butter measure, by any measure, countermeasure, dry measure, fluid measure, for good measure, gentleman's measure, half measure, half-measure, hypermeasure, in a measure, in equal measure, in no small measure, last full measure, liquid measure, long measure, made-to-measure, man is the measure of all things, measurebate, measure for measure, measureless, measure of central tendency, measure of location, measure stick, measure word, poulter's measure, premeasure, short measure, strike measure, struck measure, tape measure, the measure of a man, time-bound measure, tread a measure, unit of measure, weight measure · +33 more
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA