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Noun
Plural for a standard quantity or amount
“The colonies were claiming a larger measure of self-government.”
Noun
Plural for an indication of the degree, extent, or quality of something
“It is a measure of the quality you can expect to hear, however, that whatever you pay to see them will probably be worth it.”
Noun
Plural for a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose
“This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.”
Noun
Plural for a legislative bill
“The European Council has passed the measure but the deadline for its adoption into the laws of EU member states is still 15 months away.”
Noun
Plural for the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity
“… the song's soft, soothing measures make it a good lullaby.”
Noun
Plural for a standard unit used to express the size, amount, or degree of something
“The basic mechanisms of RAM memory are detailed, and memory units of measure are outlined and explained.”
Noun
Plural for a graduated rod or tape used for ascertaining the size of something
“Most schools had only metric measures available.”
Noun
Plural for a dance, typically one that is stately
“Ian laughed lightly and then swept her into the first measure of the dance.”
Verb
To find out the size, extent, or amount of
“Either measure the amount in ounces or measure the depth of water in each jar.”
Verb
“Contemporary buildings have long lost their ability to accurately measure the urban significance of what they hold.”
Verb
To bring into competition or conflict with
“Districts choose from commercially available standardized tests to measure students against national norms.”
Noun
(manufacturing) A set of procedures used to produce a product
Noun
(mass noun) Something done so as to achieve an aim
Noun
Account, report of event
Noun
Law of a government
Noun
The medium, method, or instrument used to obtain a result or achieve an end
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