measure

Meanings

• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
  • "the situation called for strong measures"
• how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
• a statute in draft before it becomes law
• the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
  • "the measurements were carefully done"
• a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
  • "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
• musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
• measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
• a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
• determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
  • "Measure the length of the wall"
• express as a number or measure or quantity
• have certain dimensions
  • "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
• evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

Synonyms

amount, appraise, assess, bar, beat, bill, cadence, criterion, evaluate, measure out, measurement, measuring, measuring rod, measuring stick, mensurate, mensuration, meter, metre, quantify, quantity, standard, step, touchstone, valuate, value