measure

Definition

  • noun: an amount or degree of something
  • noun: an adequate or due portion
  • verb: to find out the size, length, or amount of (something)
  • verb: to choose or control with cautious restraint
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: regulate, moderation, limit

Examples

  • a set of 'measuring cups' ranging from <frac>1/4</frac> cup to 1 cup

  • an instrument for 'measuring' air pressure

Movie quotes

  • (..) Ok, I'll call you later. Bye. and at around hours after landing, there's still no signs of what might be called first contact. Now, the objects measure at least ft. tall... two more reported to have penetrated Russian airspace: one in Siberia and the other off the coast of the Black Sea, (..)
    2016 Arrival