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English to English noun
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any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal |  | Example: the situation called for strong measures
the police took steps to reduce crime
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how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | | source: wordnet30
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a statute in draft before it becomes law | | Example: they held a public hearing on the bill
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the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | | Example: the measurements were carefully done
his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate
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a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | | Example: the schools comply with federal standards
they set the measure for all subsequent work
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(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | | source: wordnet30
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musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | | Example: the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song
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measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements | | source: wordnet30
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a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance | | source: wordnet30
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A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged. | | source: webster1913 verb
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determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of | | Example: Measure the length of the wall
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express as a number or measure or quantity | | Example: Can you quantify your results?
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have certain dimensions | | Example: This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches
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evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | | Example: I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
access all the factors when taking a risk
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To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to appraise. | | source: webster1913
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To make a measurement or measurements. | | source: webster1913
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