size / quantity
1 ~ sb/sth (for sth) to find the size, quantity, etc. of sth in standard units:
[VN] A ship's speed is measured in knots. * a device that measures the level of radiation in the atmosphere * He's gone to be measured for a new suit. * measuring equipment / instruments * [Vwh-] A dipstick is used to measure how much oil is left in an engine.
2 linking verb [V-N] (not used in the progressive tenses) to be a particular size, length, amount, etc:
The main bedroom measures 12ft by 15ft. * The pond measures about 2 metres across.
judge
3 to judge the importance, value or effect of sth
SYNASSESS:
[VN] It is difficult to measure the success of the campaign at this stage. * Regular tests are used to measure students' progress. [also Vwh-]
PHRASALVERBS
measure sb/sth against sb/sth to compare sb/sth with sb/sth:
The figures are not very good when measured against those of our competitors. * a series of tasks that measure candidates against each other
measure sth<->out to take the amount of sth that you need from a larger amount:
He measured out a cup of milk and added it to the mixture.
measure up
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for measure is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is measure a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, measure is tagged as verb.
Does measure appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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