measuring

Verb

measure (third-person singular simple present measures, present participle measuring, simple past and past participle measured)

1. (transitive) To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
   • We measured the temperature with a thermometer.

   Synonyms:

   take, dimension

2. (stative) To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement).
   • The window measured two square feet.
3. To estimate the unit size of something.
   • I measure that at 10 centimetres.
4. To judge, value, or appraise.
   • ſince they meaſure our deſerts so meane,
     That in conceit beare Empires on our ſpeares,
     Affecting thoughts coequall with the cloudes,
     They ſhalbe kept our forced followers,
     Til with their eies they view vs Emperours.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
5. To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
6. (rare) To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
   • A true devoted pilgrim is not weary / To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps.c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

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