measure
/ˈmeʒər/ verbDefinition
JUDGE [T] › to judge the quality, effect, importance, or value of something: We will soon be able to measure the results of these policy changes. They measured the performance of three different engines.
FIND SIZE [T] › to find the size, weight, amount, or speed of something: I've measured all the windows. The distances were measured in kilometres.
BE SIZE [I] › to be a certain size: a whale measuring around 60 feet in length
(Definition of measure verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “measure”
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
