measure

  • (noun): A prescribed quantity or extent.
  • (noun): The act or result of measuring.
  • (noun): Metrical rhythm.
  • (noun): A course of action.
  • (verb): To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
  • (verb): To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
  • (verb): To estimate the unit size of something.
  • (verb): To judge, value, or appraise.
  • (verb): To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
  • (verb): To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
  • (verb): To adjust by a rule or standard.
  • (verb): To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with out or off.
  • We measured the temperature with a thermometer.   You should measure the angle with a spirit level.
  • The window measured two square feet.
  • I measure that at 10 centimetres.