English

Etymology

Of origin, from mesure, from mensura.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'mεʒə/
• An audio transcript can be found at en-us-measure.ogg

Noun

1. The quantity, size, weight, distance or capacity of a substance compared to a designated standard.
2. An (unspecified) quantity or capacity :
3. : a measure of salt
4. : The unwise man never knows the measure of his stomach. — from the w:Hávamál|Hávamál
5. The precise designated distance between two objects or points.
6. The act of measuring.
7. A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition.
8. A rule, ruler or measuring stick.
9. A tactic, strategy or piece of legislation.
10. : He took drastic measures to halt inflation.
11. A function that assigns a non-negative number to a given set following the mathematical nature that is common among length, volume, probability and the like.
12. An indicator; Something used to assess some property.
13. : The average price of basic household goods is a measure for inflation.
14. : Honesty is the true measure of a man.

Synonyms

• bar

Translations

• Czech: {{t+|cs|míra|f}}
• Dutch: {{t+|nl|maat|m|f}}
• Finnish:
• German: {{t+|de|Maß|n}}

• Hebrew: ,
• Italian: {{t+|it|misura|f}}
• Swedish: {{t+|sv|mått|n}}

• Dutch: {{t+|nl|maat|m|f}}, {{t+|nl|hoeveelheid|f}}

• Dutch: {{t+|nl|afstand|m}}

• Dutch: {{t+|nl|meten|n}}
• Finnish: mittaaminen
• German: {{t+|de|Messung|f}}

• Italian: {{t+|it|misurazione|f}}, {{t+|it|misura|f}}
• Kurdish:
• Swedish: {{t+|sv|mätning|c}}

• Czech: {{t-|cs|takt|m}}
• Dutch: {{t+|nl|maat|m|f}}

• Finnish: tahti
• Swedish: {{t+|sv|takt|c}}

• Dutch: {{t+|nl|regel|m}}, {{t|nl|meetlat|f}}, {{t-|nl|lat|f}}, {{t|nl|lineaal|n}}
• Finnish:

• Hebrew:
• Italian: righello , regolo

• Czech: {{t-|cs|opatření|n}}
• Dutch: {{t|nl|maatregel|m}}

• German: {{t+|de|Maßnahme|f}}
• Swedish: {{t+|sv|mått|n}}

• Czech: {{t+|cs|míra|f}}
• Dutch: {{t+|nl|maat|m|f}}
• German: {{t+|de|Maß|n}}

• Italian: misura , funzione di misura
• Swedish: {{t+|sv|mått|n}}

• Dutch: {{t+|nl|maat|m|f}}, {{t-|nl|maatstaf|m}}
• German: {{t+|de|Maß|n}}

• Hebrew:

Verb

1. To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
2. To estimate the unit size of something.
3. To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.

Derived terms

• measurement
• measure stick
• measure theory

Translations

• Aramaic: משח
• Crimean Tatar: ölşemek
• Czech:
• Dutch:

• German:
• Italian:
• Kurdish:

• Dutch: ,
• Finnish:
• Italian:

• Kurdish:
• Swedish:

• Dutch:
• German:

• Swedish: mäta upp

Category:1000 English basic words

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