Main Entry:

²measure

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

mea·sured; mea·sur·ing \ˈme-zhə-riŋ, ˈmā-; ˈmezh-riŋ, ˈmāzh-\

Date:

14th century

transitive verb1 a: to choose or control with cautious restraint : regulate <measure his acts> b: to regulate by a standard : govern2: to allot or apportion in measured amounts <measure out three cups>3: to lay off by making measurements4: to ascertain the measurements of5: to estimate or appraise by a criterion <measures his skill against his rival>6archaic : to travel over : traverse7: to serve as a means of measuring <a thermometer measures temperature>intransitive verb1: to take or make a measurement2: 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