English noun: measure | |||
1. | measure (act) any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal | ||
Samples | The situation called for strong measures. The police took steps to reduce crime. | ||
Synonyms | step | ||
Broader (hypernym) | maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | countermeasure, guard, porcupine provision, precaution, safeguard, shark repellent | ||
2. | measure how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | ||
Synonyms | amount, quantity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | abstract entity, abstraction | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chance, cordage, definite quantity, economic value, fundamental measure, fundamental quantity, indefinite quantity, interval, magnetisation, magnetization, metric, octane number, octane rating, period of play, play, playing period, point, point in time, probability, proof, quantum, radical, relative quantity, system of measurement, time interval, time unit, unit of time, value, volume, volume | ||
Attribute | nonstandard, standard | ||
3. | measure (communication) a statute in draft before it becomes law | ||
Samples | They held a public hearing on the bill. | ||
Synonyms | bill | ||
Broader (hypernym) | instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | appropriation bill, bill of attainder, bottle bill, farm bill, trade bill | ||
Part holonym | rider | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
4. | measure (act) the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | ||
Samples | The measurements were carefully done. His mental measurings proved remarkably accurate. | ||
Synonyms | measurement, measuring, mensuration | ||
Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | actinometry, algometry, anemography, anemometry, angulation, anthropometry, arterial blood gases, audiometry, bathymetry, calorimetry, cephalometry, densitometry, dosimetry, fetometry, foetometry, gravimetry, hydrometry, hypsography, hypsometry, mental measurement, meter reading, micrometry, observation, pelvimetry, photometry, plumbing, quantification, quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis, radioactive dating, reading, sampling, scaling, seismography, sound ranging, sounding, spirometry, surveying, telemetry, thermogravimetry, thermometry, tonometry, viscometry, viscosimetry | ||
5. | measure (communication) a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | ||
Samples | The schools comply with federal standards. They set the measure for all subsequent work. | ||
Synonyms | criterion, standard, touchstone | ||
Broader (hypernym) | metric, system of measurement | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | baseline, benchmark, earned run average, ERA, gauge, GPA, grade point average, graduated table, medium of exchange, monetary system, norm, ordered series, procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standard, scale, scale of measurement, standard of measurement, yardstick | ||
6. | measure (communication) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | ||
Synonyms | beat, cadence, meter, metre | ||
Broader (hypernym) | poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | catalexis, common measure, common meter, foot, metrical foot, metrical unit, scansion | ||
Domain category | metrics, prosody | ||
7. | measure (communication) musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | ||
Samples | The orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song. | ||
Synonyms | bar | ||
Broader (hypernym) | musical notation | ||
8. | measure (artifact) measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements | ||
Synonyms | measuring rod, measuring stick | ||
Broader (hypernym) | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | board rule, rule, ruler, size stick | ||
9. | measure (artifact) a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | container | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | measuring cup | ||
English verb: measure | |||
1. | measure (cognition) determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of | ||
Samples | Measure the length of the wall. | ||
Synonyms | measure out, mensurate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decide, determine, make up one's mind | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | calibrate, caliper, calliper, shoot, triangulate | ||
2. | measure (change) express as a number or measure or quantity | ||
Samples | Can you quantify your results?. | ||
Synonyms | quantify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | carry, convey, express | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clock, fathom, gauge, librate, meter, pace, plumb, scale, sound, step, time, titrate, weigh | ||
3. | measure (stative) have certain dimensions | ||
Samples | This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | endure, last, scale, stand, weigh | ||
4. | measure (cognition) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | ||
Samples | I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional. Access all the factors when taking a risk. | ||
Synonyms | appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | censor, grade, mark, praise, rate, reassess, reevaluate, score, standardise, standardize, value | ||
Verb group | assess | ||