Meaning & Definition of Measure in English

1. Any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

• "The situation called for strong measures"

• "The police took steps to reduce crime"

2. How much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

3. A statute in draft before it becomes law

• "They held a public hearing on the bill"

4. The act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

• "The measurements were carefully done"

• "His mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"

5. A basis for comparison

• A reference point against which other things can be evaluated

• "The schools comply with federal standards"

• "They set the measure for all subsequent work"

6. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

7. Musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

• "The orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"

8. Measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals

• Used as a reference in making measurements

9. A container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance

1. Determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

• "Measure the length of the wall"

2. Express as a number or measure or quantity

• "Can you quantify your results?"

3. Have certain dimensions

• "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"

4. Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

• "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"

• "Access all the factors when taking a risk"