Main Entry: ²measure

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): mea·sured; mea·sur·ing \ˈme-zhə-riŋ, ˈmā-; ˈmezh-riŋ, ˈmāzh-\

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 a : to choose or control with cautious restraint : regulate <measure his acts> b : to regulate by a standard : govern
2 : to allot or apportion in measured amounts <measure out three cups>
3 : to lay off by making measurements
4 : to ascertain the measurements of
5 : to estimate or appraise by a criterion <measures his skill against his rival>
6 archaic : to travel over : traverse
7 : to serve as a means of measuring <a thermometer measures temperature>intransitive verb 1 : to take or make a measurement
2 : to have a specified measurement

— mea·sur·abil·i·ty \ˌme-zhə-rə-ˈbi-lə-tē, ˌmā-; ˌmezh-rə-, ˌmāzh-\ noun

— mea·sur·able \ˈme-zhə-rə-bəl, ˈmā-; ˈmezh-rə-, ˈmāzh-\ adjective

— mea·sur·ably \-blē\ adverb

— mea·sur·er \-zhər-ər\ noun