measure
n 1: magnitude as determined by measurement or calculation [syn:
{measurement}]
2: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the
police took steps to reduce crime" [syn: {step}]
3: how much there is of something that you can measure [syn: {quantity},
{amount}, {quantum}]
4: a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a
public hearing on the bill" [syn: {bill}]
5: the act or process of measuring; "he made a careful
measurement"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably
accurate" [syn: {measurement}, {measuring}, {mensuration}]
6: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which
other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for
all subsequent work" [syn: {standard}, {criterion}, {touchstone}]
7: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn: {meter},
{beat}, {cadence}]
8: notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; written
followed by a vertical bar [syn: {bar}]
9: a measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular
intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
[syn: {measuring rod}, {measuring stick}]
v 1: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take
measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" [syn:
{measure out}]
2: express as a quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
[syn: {quantify}]
3: have certain dimensions
4: place a value on; judge the worth of something [syn: {evaluate},
{assess}, {appraise}, {value}]