measure

mea-sure · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A plan of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.

  2. 2.

    A standard unit used to express size, amount, or degree.

  3. 3.

    The amount, size, or extent of something.

  4. 4.

    A device used to measure something.

  5. 5.

    A certain amount or degree.

  6. 6.

    To ascertain the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard unit.

  7. 7.

    To assess the importance or value of something.

  8. 8.

    To be of a specified size.

Forms

plural: measures

Related words

See also: measurement, quantity, size
Synonyms: action, amount, step

Etymology

From Old French "mesure," from Latin "mensura" meaning "a measuring, a thing to measure by," from "mensus," past participle of "metiri" (to measure). Related to "meter" and "metric."