measure.
A prescribed quantity or extent.
Meaning & usage
A prescribed quantity or extent. Moderation, temperance.
A prescribed quantity or extent. A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
Mom's rage has no measure.
A prescribed quantity or extent. An (unspecified) portion or quantity.
The act or result of measuring. A receptacle or vessel of a standard size, capacity etc. as used to deal out specific quantities of some substance.
a measure of salt
The act or result of measuring. A standard against which something can be judged; a way of measuring it; a criterion for it.
By what measure should we judge the performance of our teachers?
Honesty is the true measure of a man.
The act or result of measuring. Any of various standard units of capacity.
The villagers paid a tithe of a thousand measures of corn.
The act or result of measuring. A unit of measurement.
The act or result of measuring. The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.)
The act or result of measuring. The act or process of measuring.
The act or result of measuring. A ruler, measuring stick, or graduated tape used to take measurements.
The act or result of measuring. A bed or stratum.
coal measures; lead measures
The act or result of measuring. A number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder; a divisor or factor.
The act or result of measuring. A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Metrical rhythm. A melody.
Metrical rhythm. A dance.
Metrical rhythm. The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a metrical foot.
Metrical rhythm. A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar.
A course of action. Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans.
A course of action. A piece of legislation.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old French mesurebor. Middle English mesure English measure From Middle English mesure, from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“a measure”), mētior (“to measure”, supine stem in mēns-) + -tūra. Largely displaced native Old English metan ("to measure" whence modern mete) and ġemet (“a measure”). See also -ure.
To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
We measured the temperature with a thermometer.
You should measure the angle with a spirit level.
To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement).
The window measured two square feet.
To estimate the unit size of something.
I measure that at 10 centimetres.
To judge, value, or appraise.
To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
To adjust by a rule or standard.
To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.
To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring their length or quantity.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old French mesurebor. Middle English mesure English measure From Middle English mesure, from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“a measure”), mētior (“to measure”, supine stem in mēns-) + -tūra. Largely displaced native Old English metan ("to measure" whence modern mete) and ġemet (“a measure”). See also -ure.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.