Definitions For Measure

noun

• 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 act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
• A container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
• Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
• A statute in draft before it becomes law
• Musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
• A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
• An amount or degree of something
• Something (such as a cup or a ruler) that is used to measure things
• A unit used in measuring something

verb

• Express as a number or measure or quantity
• Determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
• Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
• Have certain dimensions
• To find out the size, length, or amount of (something)
• To find out the size of (someone) for clothing
• To judge the importance, value, or extent of (something)