A prescribed quantity or extent, often used to refer to a limit that cannot be exceeded or an unspecified portion or quantity.
A standard unit of capacity used for dealing out specific quantities of substances, a criterion for judgment, the size of someone or something, a tool for taking measurements, a divisor or factor in mathematics, a bed or stratum in geology, and a function that assigns a non-negative number to a given set.
A noun "measure" represents metrical rhythm in poetry and a musical designation consisting of all notes and rests delineated by two vertical bars.
A noun "measure" represents a course of action, actions designed to achieve a purpose, and a piece of legislation.
To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
(stative) To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
To estimate the unit size of something.
To judge, value, or appraise.
To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
(rare) To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
To adjust by a rule or standard.
(often with out or off) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.
(transitive) To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring their length or quantity.