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measure

noun · verb · 41 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɛʒ.ə/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈmɛʒ.ɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US, dialectal: /ˈmeɪ.ʒɚ/
  • US, dialectal: /ˈmɪ.ʒɚ/
  • Australian: /ˈmeʒ.ə/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈmeʒ.ə/
  • New-Zealand, proscribed, regional: /ˈmeɪ.ʒə/
  • Philippines: /ˈmɛʃ.ʊɹ/
  • rhymes with -ɛʒə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: M EH1 ZH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A prescribed quantity or extent.

Moderation, temperance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A prescribed quantity or extent.

A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Mom's rage has no measure.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A prescribed quantity or extent.

An (unspecified) portion or quantity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The act or result of measuring.

A receptacle or vessel of a standard size, capacity etc. as used to deal out specific quantities of some substance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Examples

  • a measure of salt

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The act or result of measuring.

A standard against which something can be judged; a way of measuring it; a criterion for it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • By what measure should we judge the performance of our teachers?
  • Honesty is the true measure of a man.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: metric

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

The act or result of measuring.

Any of various standard units of capacity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The villagers paid a tithe of a thousand measures of corn.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The act or result of measuring.

A unit of measurement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

The act or result of measuring.

The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

The act or result of measuring.

The act or process of measuring.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

The act or result of measuring.

A ruler, measuring stick, or graduated tape used to take measurements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

The act or result of measuring.

A bed or stratum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • coal measures; lead measures

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

The act or result of measuring.

A number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder; a divisor or factor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • the greatest common measure of two or more numbers

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

The act or result of measuring.

A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, measure-theory, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

Metrical rhythm.

A melody.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

noun

Meaning 15

Metrical rhythm.

A dance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

Metrical rhythm.

The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a metrical foot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

Examples

  • a poem in iambic measure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

noun

Meaning 17

Metrical rhythm.

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; a bar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

noun

Meaning 18

A course of action.

Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

noun

Meaning 19

A course of action.

A piece of legislation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

verb

Meaning 20

To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • We measured the temperature with a thermometer.
  • You should measure the angle with a spirit level.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: take

Antonyms: none provided

21

verb

Meaning 21

To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: stative

Examples

  • The window measured two square feet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

verb

Meaning 22

To estimate the unit size of something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I measure that at 10 centimetres.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

23

verb

Meaning 23

To judge, value, or appraise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

24

verb

Meaning 24

To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

25

verb

Meaning 25

To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

26

verb

Meaning 26

To adjust by a rule or standard.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

27

verb

Meaning 27

To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

28

verb

Meaning 28

To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring their length or quantity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

29

noun

Meaning 29

how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: quantity, amount

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: abstraction, abstract entity

Narrower terms: probability, chance, quantum, value, economic value, fundamental quantity, fundamental measure, definite quantity, indefinite quantity, relative quantity, system of measurement, metric, cordage, octane number, octane rating, magnetization, magnetisation, radical, volume, proof, time unit, unit of time, point, point in time, playing period, period of play, play, time interval, interval

30

noun

Meaning 30

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the situation called for strong measures
  • the police took steps to reduce crime

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: step

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre

Narrower terms: countermeasure, shark repellent, porcupine provision, precaution, safeguard, guard

31

noun

Meaning 31

the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the measurements were carefully done
  • his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: measurement, measuring, mensuration

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: activity

Narrower terms: seismography, quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis, actinometry, algometry, anemography, anemometry, angulation, anthropometry, arterial blood gases, audiometry, bathymetry, plumbing, calorimetry, cephalometry, densitometry, dosimetry, fetometry, foetometry, hydrometry, gravimetry, hypsometry, hypsography, mental measurement, micrometry, observation, pelvimetry, photometry, quantification, radioactive dating, reading, meter reading, sampling, sounding, sound ranging, scaling, spirometry, surveying, telemetry, thermometry, thermogravimetry, tonometry, viscometry, viscosimetry

32

noun

Meaning 32

a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: container

Narrower terms: measuring cup

33

noun

Meaning 33

measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: measuring stick, measuring rod

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device

Narrower terms: board rule, rule, ruler, size stick

34

noun

Meaning 34

a statute in draft before it becomes law

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they held a public hearing on the bill

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bill

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument

Narrower terms: appropriation bill, bill of attainder, bottle bill, farm bill, trade bill

35

noun

Meaning 35

musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bar

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musical notation

36

noun

Meaning 36

(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: meter, metre, beat, cadence

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody

Narrower terms: catalexis, scansion, common measure, common meter, metrical foot, foot, metrical unit

37

noun

Meaning 37

a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the schools comply with federal standards
  • they set the measure for all subsequent work

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: standard, criterion, touchstone

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: system of measurement, metric

Narrower terms: benchmark, earned run average, ERA, grade point average, GPA, procrustean standard, procrustean rule, procrustean bed, yardstick, medium of exchange, monetary system, scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series, gauge, standard of measurement, baseline, norm

38

verb

Meaning 38

express as a number or measure or quantity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Can you quantify your results?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: quantify

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: carry, convey, express

Narrower terms: gauge, scale, meter, pace, step, clock, time, fathom, sound, titrate, plumb, weigh, librate

39

verb

Meaning 39

determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Measure the length of the wall

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mensurate, measure out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: decide, make up one's mind, determine

Narrower terms: shoot, triangulate, caliper, calliper, calibrate

40

verb

Meaning 40

evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
  • access all the factors when taking a risk

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: evaluate, pass judgment, judge

Narrower terms: grade, score, mark, rate, value, standardize, standardise, reassess, reevaluate, censor, praise

41

verb

Meaning 41

have certain dimensions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: be

Narrower terms: stand, weigh, last, endure, scale

History

Etymology

From Middle English mesure, from Old French mesure, from Latin mēnsūra (“a measure”), mētior (“to measure”, supine stem in mēns-) + -tūra. Largely displaced native Old English metan ("to measure" whence modern mete) and ġemet (“a measure”). See also -ure.

Across languages

Translations

443 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: ме́ра (mjéra) — prescribed quantity or extent
  • Bulgarian: мя́рка (mjárka) — prescribed quantity or extent
  • Finnish: mitta — prescribed quantity or extent
  • Finnish: koko — prescribed quantity or extent
  • Hindi: मात्रा (mātrā) — prescribed quantity or extent
  • Russian: ме́ра (méra) — prescribed quantity or extent
  • Tewa: taa — prescribed quantity or extent
  • Tocharian B: yarm — prescribed quantity or extent
  • Ukrainian: мі́ра (míra) — prescribed quantity or extent
  • Bulgarian: граница (granica) — limit that cannot be exceeded
  • Bulgarian: мярка (mjarka) — limit that cannot be exceeded
  • Bulgarian: предел (predel) — limit that cannot be exceeded
  • Finnish: mitta — limit that cannot be exceeded
  • Finnish: raja — limit that cannot be exceeded
  • Finnish: yläraja — limit that cannot be exceeded
  • Finnish: määrä — limit that cannot be exceeded
  • Swedish: gräns — limit that cannot be exceeded
  • Bulgarian: коли́чество (kolíčestvo) — unspecified portion or quantity
  • Dutch: maat — unspecified portion or quantity
  • Dutch: hoeveelheid — unspecified portion or quantity
  • Finnish: jonkin verran — unspecified portion or quantity
  • German: Maß — unspecified portion or quantity
  • German: Mass — unspecified portion or quantity
  • Icelandic: mál — unspecified portion or quantity
  • Irish: miosúr — unspecified portion or quantity
  • Portuguese: medida — unspecified portion or quantity
  • Romanian: măsură — unspecified portion or quantity
  • Russian: коли́чество (kolíčestvo) — unspecified portion or quantity
  • Swedish: mått — unspecified portion or quantity
  • Turkish: ölçü — unspecified portion or quantity
  • Turkish: ölçek — unspecified portion or quantity
  • Azerbaijani: ölçülmə — act or result of measuring
  • Bashkir: үлсәү (ülsəw) — act or result of measuring
  • Bulgarian: разме́р (razmér) — act or result of measuring
  • Bulgarian: мярка (mjarka) — act or result of measuring
  • Catalan: mesura — act or result of measuring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 測量 /测量 (cèliáng) — act or result of measuring
  • Dutch: meten — act or result of measuring
  • Dutch: meting — act or result of measuring
  • Estonian: mõõtmine — act or result of measuring
  • Finnish: mittaus — act or result of measuring
  • Finnish: mittaaminen — act or result of measuring
  • Finnish: mittaustulos — act or result of measuring
  • German: Messung — act or result of measuring
  • Italian: misurazione — act or result of measuring
  • Italian: misura — act or result of measuring
  • Japanese: 測定 (sokutei) — act or result of measuring
  • Japanese: 計量 (keiryō) — act or result of measuring
  • Korean: 측정 (cheukjeong) — act or result of measuring
  • Korean: 계량 (gyeryang) — act or result of measuring
  • Central Kurdish: پێواندن (pêwandin) — act or result of measuring
  • Latvian: mērīšana — act or result of measuring
  • Malagasy: refy — act or result of measuring
  • Old English: ġemet — act or result of measuring
  • Persian: اندازهگیری (andâze-giri) — act or result of measuring
  • Persian: سنجش (sanješ) — act or result of measuring
  • Polish: pomiar — act or result of measuring
  • Portuguese: medição — act or result of measuring
  • Romanian: măsurare — act or result of measuring
  • Russian: измере́ние (izmerénije) — act or result of measuring
  • Russian: заме́р (zamér) — act or result of measuring
  • Spanish: medición — act or result of measuring
  • Swedish: mätning — act or result of measuring
  • Tocharian B: yarm — act or result of measuring
  • Ukrainian: вимі́рювання (vymírjuvannja) — act or result of measuring
  • Bulgarian: мя́рка (mjárka) — receptacle or vessel of standard size
  • Finnish: mitta — receptacle or vessel of standard size
  • Azerbaijani: ölçü — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Azerbaijani: ülgü — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Bulgarian: крите́рий (kritérij) — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Bulgarian: мери́ло (merílo) — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Catalan: mesura — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Dutch: maat — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Dutch: maatstaf — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Finnish: mitta — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Finnish: mittari — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Finnish: asteikko — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • German: Maß — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • German: Maßstab — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Hebrew: מדד (madád) — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Ido: mezuro — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Māori: ine — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Polish: miara — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Portuguese: indicador — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Romanian: măsură — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Russian: крите́рий (kritɛ́rij) — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Russian: мери́ло (merílo) — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Spanish: medida — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Swedish: måttstock — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Swedish: likare — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Ottoman Turkish: معیار (miʼyâr) — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Ukrainian: міри́ло (mirýlo) — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Ukrainian: мі́ра (míra) — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Ukrainian: мі́рка (mírka) — standard against which something can be judged, criterion
  • Bulgarian: мярка (mjarka) — any of various standard units of capacity
  • Finnish: mitta — any of various standard units of capacity
  • Finnish: mittayksikkö — any of various standard units of capacity
  • Abkhaz: ашəара (aŝəara) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Arabic: قِيَاس (qiyās) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Arabic: قِيَاس (giyās) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Arabic: عبار (ʕbār) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Aromanian: misurã — size ascertained by measuring
  • Assamese: জোখ (zükh) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Asturian: midida — size ascertained by measuring
  • Azerbaijani: ölçü — size ascertained by measuring
  • Bulgarian: разме́р (razmér) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Catalan: mesura — size ascertained by measuring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 分量 (fènliang) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Crimean Tatar: ölçü — size ascertained by measuring
  • Czech: míra — size ascertained by measuring
  • Dutch: maat — size ascertained by measuring
  • Erzya: онкс (onks) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Estonian: mõõde — size ascertained by measuring
  • Finnish: mitta — size ascertained by measuring
  • Finnish: määrä — size ascertained by measuring
  • French: mesure — size ascertained by measuring
  • Friulian: misure — size ascertained by measuring
  • Galician: medida — size ascertained by measuring
  • German: Maß — size ascertained by measuring
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (mitaþs) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Greek: μέτρο (métro) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Ancient Greek: μέτρον (métron) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Gujarati: માપ (māp) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Gujarati: પ્રમાણ (pramāṇ) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Hebrew: מידה (midá) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Hebrew: מד (mád) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Hindi: माप (māp) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Hindi: नाप (nāp) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Hindi: मापन (māpan) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Icelandic: mál — size ascertained by measuring
  • Irish: tomhas — size ascertained by measuring
  • Italian: misura — size ascertained by measuring
  • Ladin: mesura — size ascertained by measuring
  • Latgalian: mārs — size ascertained by measuring
  • Latin: mēnsūra — size ascertained by measuring
  • Latvian: mērs — size ascertained by measuring
  • Māori: mēhua — size ascertained by measuring
  • Norman: m'suthe — size ascertained by measuring
  • Norwegian: mål — size ascertained by measuring
  • Occitan: pagèla — size ascertained by measuring
  • Occitan: mesura — size ascertained by measuring
  • Old English: mǣþ — size ascertained by measuring
  • Old English: ġemet — size ascertained by measuring
  • Polish: miara — size ascertained by measuring
  • Portuguese: medida — size ascertained by measuring
  • Quechua: tupu — size ascertained by measuring
  • Romanian: măsură — size ascertained by measuring
  • Romansh: mesira — size ascertained by measuring
  • Romansh: masira — size ascertained by measuring
  • Romansh: maseira — size ascertained by measuring
  • Romansh: masüra — size ascertained by measuring
  • Romansh: imsüra — size ascertained by measuring
  • Russian: ме́ра (méra) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Russian: разме́р (razmér) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Sardinian: medida — size ascertained by measuring
  • Sardinian: mesura — size ascertained by measuring
  • Sardinian: misura — size ascertained by measuring
  • Serbo-Croatian: ме̏ра — size ascertained by measuring
  • Serbo-Croatian: мје̏ра — size ascertained by measuring
  • Serbo-Croatian: mȅra — size ascertained by measuring
  • Serbo-Croatian: mjȅra — size ascertained by measuring
  • Sicilian: misura — size ascertained by measuring
  • Lower Sorbian: měra — size ascertained by measuring
  • Spanish: medida — size ascertained by measuring
  • Swedish: mått — size ascertained by measuring
  • Ukrainian: мі́ра (míra) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Venetan: mexura — size ascertained by measuring
  • Walloon: muzeure — size ascertained by measuring
  • Yiddish: מאָס (mos) — size ascertained by measuring
  • Bulgarian: мярка (mjarka) — something to take measurements
  • Bulgarian: теглилка (teglilka) — something to take measurements
  • Bulgarian: линийка (linijka) — something to take measurements
  • Bulgarian: ролетка (roletka) — something to take measurements
  • Bulgarian: аршин (aršin) — something to take measurements
  • Dutch: regel — something to take measurements
  • Dutch: meetlat — something to take measurements
  • Dutch: lat — something to take measurements
  • Dutch: liniaal — something to take measurements
  • Finnish: mitta — something to take measurements
  • Finnish: mittatikku — something to take measurements
  • Finnish: mittanauha — something to take measurements
  • Finnish: mittari — something to take measurements
  • Finnish: viivoitin — something to take measurements
  • Hebrew: סרגל (sargél) — something to take measurements
  • Hindi: मापन (māpan) — something to take measurements
  • Irish: miosúr — something to take measurements
  • Italian: righello — something to take measurements
  • Italian: regolo — something to take measurements
  • Latin: pertica — something to take measurements
  • Latin: decempeda — something to take measurements
  • Māori: rūri — something to take measurements
  • Old English: ġemet — something to take measurements
  • Persian: خطکش (xatkeš) — something to take measurements
  • Polish: miarka — something to take measurements
  • Portuguese: medidor — something to take measurements
  • Romanian: riglă — something to take measurements
  • Romanian: linie — something to take measurements
  • Scottish Gaelic: tomhas — something to take measurements
  • Spanish: regla — something to take measurements
  • Bulgarian: мярка (mjarka) — mathematical function
  • Czech: míra — mathematical function
  • Dutch: maat — mathematical function
  • Finnish: mitta — mathematical function
  • German: Maß — mathematical function
  • Greek: μέτρο (métro) — mathematical function
  • Hebrew: מידה (midá) — mathematical function
  • Italian: misura — mathematical function
  • Italian: funzione di misura — mathematical function
  • Polish: miara — mathematical function
  • Portuguese: medida — mathematical function
  • Romanian: măsură — mathematical function
  • Russian: ме́ра (méra) — mathematical function
  • Spanish: medida — mathematical function
  • Swedish: mått — mathematical function
  • Bulgarian: размер (razmer) — poetry: manner of ordering and combining the quantities
  • Finnish: runomitta — poetry: manner of ordering and combining the quantities
  • Arabic: فَاصِلَة (fāṣila) — musical designation
  • Azerbaijani: ölçü — musical designation
  • Belarusian: такт (takt) — musical designation
  • Bulgarian: такт (takt) — musical designation
  • Catalan: compàs — musical designation
  • Czech: takt — musical designation
  • Dutch: maat — musical designation
  • Esperanto: mezuro — musical designation
  • Finnish: tahti — musical designation
  • French: mesure — musical designation
  • German: Takt — musical designation
  • Icelandic: taktur — musical designation
  • Irish: barra — musical designation
  • Italian: battuta — musical designation
  • Japanese: 小節 (shōsetsu) — musical designation
  • Persian: میزان — musical designation
  • Polish: takt — musical designation
  • Portuguese: compasso — musical designation
  • Portuguese: mensura — musical designation
  • Romanian: măsură — musical designation
  • Romanian: tact — musical designation
  • Russian: такт (takt) — musical designation
  • Spanish: compás — musical designation
  • Swedish: takt — musical designation
  • Ukrainian: такт (takt) — musical designation
  • Arabic: إِجْرَاء (ʔijrāʔ) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Azerbaijani: tədbir — action to achieve some purpose
  • Azerbaijani: ölçü — action to achieve some purpose
  • Bashkir: сара (sara) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Belarusian: ме́ра (mjéra) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Belarusian: мерапрые́мства (mjerapryjémstva) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Bulgarian: мя́рка (mjárka) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Bulgarian: мероприя́тие (meroprijátie) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Bulgarian: кроеж (kroež) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Catalan: mesura — action to achieve some purpose
  • Chinese Mandarin: 措施 (cuòshī) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Czech: opatření — action to achieve some purpose
  • Danish: foranstaltning — action to achieve some purpose
  • Dutch: maatregel — action to achieve some purpose
  • Estonian: meede — action to achieve some purpose
  • Finnish: toimenpide — action to achieve some purpose
  • Finnish: toimi — action to achieve some purpose
  • French: mesure — action to achieve some purpose
  • German: Maßnahme — action to achieve some purpose
  • Greek: μέτρο (métro) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Hungarian: intézkedés — action to achieve some purpose
  • Icelandic: ráðstöfun — action to achieve some purpose
  • Icelandic: aðgerð — action to achieve some purpose
  • Irish: beartas — action to achieve some purpose
  • Irish: seift — action to achieve some purpose
  • Italian: misura — action to achieve some purpose
  • Japanese: 措置 (sochi) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Korean: 조치 (jochi) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Latvian: pasākums — action to achieve some purpose
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tiltak — action to achieve some purpose
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tiltak — action to achieve some purpose
  • Polish: środek — action to achieve some purpose
  • Portuguese: medida — action to achieve some purpose
  • Portuguese: providência — action to achieve some purpose
  • Romanian: măsură — action to achieve some purpose
  • Russian: ме́ра (méra) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Russian: мероприя́тие (meroprijátije) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Serbo-Croatian: ме̏ра — action to achieve some purpose
  • Serbo-Croatian: мје̏ра — action to achieve some purpose
  • Serbo-Croatian: mȅra — action to achieve some purpose
  • Serbo-Croatian: mjȅra — action to achieve some purpose
  • Slovak: opatrenie — action to achieve some purpose
  • Spanish: medida — action to achieve some purpose
  • Spanish: providencia — action to achieve some purpose
  • Swedish: åtgärd — action to achieve some purpose
  • Swedish: mått — action to achieve some purpose
  • Ukrainian: за́хід (záxid) — action to achieve some purpose
  • Finnish: lainsäädäntötoimenpide — piece of legislation as course of action
  • Aklanon: sukat — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Arabic: قَاسَ (qāsa) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Arabic: قاس (ʔās) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Arabic: قاس (gās) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Arabic: قيس (qiyyas) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Arabic: عبر (ʕbar) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Aramaic: משח — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Armenian: չափել (čʻapʻel) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Aromanian: misur — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Assamese: জোখা (zükha) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Asturian: midir — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Azerbaijani: ölçmək — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Balinese: ukur — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Belarusian: ме́раць (mjéracʹ) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Belarusian: паме́раць (pamjéracʹ) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Bulgarian: меря (merja) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Bulgarian: измервам (izmervam) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Catalan: mesurar — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Catalan: amidar — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Chechen: дуста (dusta) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏟᎶᎠ (atliloa) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 測量 /测量 (caak1 loeng4) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 量度 (loeng4 dok6) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 量 (loeng4) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 度 (dok6) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 測量 /测量 (cèliáng) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 量 (liáng) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 測 /测 (cè) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Crimean Tatar: ölşemek — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Czech: měřit — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Czech: změřit — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Dutch: meten — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Esperanto: mezuri — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Esperanto: nombri — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Farefare: makɛ — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Finnish: mitata — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Finnish: määrittää — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • French: mesurer — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Friulian: misurâ — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Galician: medir — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Georgian: გაზომვა (gazomva) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • German: messen — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Gothic: 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (mitan) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Greek: μετρώ (metró) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Ancient Greek: μετρέω (metréō) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Hebrew: מדד (madád) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Hungarian: mér — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Hungarian: mértéket vesz — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Iban: ukur — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Icelandic: mæla — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Indonesian: ukur — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Ingrian: mitata — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Ingrian: mitellä — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Ingush: диста (dista) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Irish: tomhais — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Italian: misurare — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Japanese: 計る (hakaru) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Japanese: 測る (hakaru) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Japanese: 量る (hakaru) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Old Javanese: ukur — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Khmer: វាស់ (voah) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Kituba: pima — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Kituba: teza — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Kongo: kupima — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Korean: 재다 (jaeda) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Korean: 치수를 재다 (chisureul jaeda) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Central Kurdish: پێواندن (pêwandin) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Northern Kurdish: pȋvan — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Lao: ວັດ (wat) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Lao: ແທກ (thǣk) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Latin: mētior — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Latvian: mērīt — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Lingala: pima — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Lithuanian: matuoti — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Low German: meten — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Macedonian: мери (meri) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Macedonian: измери (izmeri) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Malay: ukur — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Malay: sukat — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Malayalam: അളക്കുക (aḷakkuka) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Māori: ine — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Māori: tātai — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Māori: mēhua — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Māori: whātau — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Māori: rūri — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Khiamniungan Naga: thāh — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Ngaju: ukur — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Norman: m'suther — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Norwegian Bokmål: måle — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: måle — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mæle — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Occitan: mesurar — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Occitan: pagelar — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Old English: metan — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Persian: پیمودن (peymūdan) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Persian: اندازه گرفتن (andâze gereftan) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Polish: mierzyć impf zmierzyć — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Portuguese: medir — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Quechua: tupuy — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Romanian: măsura — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Romansh: mesirar — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Romansh: masirar — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Romansh: misirar — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Romansh: masürar — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Romansh: imsürer — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Russian: измеря́ть (izmerjátʹ) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Russian: ме́рить (méritʹ) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Russian: изме́рить (izméritʹ) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Russian: обмеря́ть (obmerjátʹ) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Russian: обме́рить (obméritʹ) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Sanskrit: मायते (māyate) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Sanskrit: ऊर्दते (ūrdate) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Sardinian: medire — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Sardinian: mediri — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Sardinian: metire — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Scottish Gaelic: tomhais — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Serbo-Croatian: mjeriti — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Serbo-Croatian: izmjeriti — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Lower Sorbian: měriś — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Spanish: medir — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Spanish: mensurar — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Swedish: mäta — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Talysh: pame — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Tat: peymundən — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Tetum: sukat — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Thai: วัด (wát) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Turkish: ölçmek — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Ottoman Turkish: اولچمك (ölçmek) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Ukrainian: вимі́рювати (vymírjuvaty) — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Vietnamese: đo — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Vietnamese: đo lường — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Walloon: muzurer — ascertain the quantity of a unit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 估量 (gūliān) — estimate the unit size
  • Dutch: meten — estimate the unit size
  • Dutch: schatten — estimate the unit size
  • Finnish: mitata — estimate the unit size
  • Finnish: arvioida — estimate the unit size
  • Italian: misurare — estimate the unit size
  • Central Kurdish: پێواندن (pêwandin) — estimate the unit size
  • Spanish: mensurar — estimate the unit size
  • Spanish: medir — estimate the unit size
  • Swedish: mäta — estimate the unit size
  • Swedish: skatta — estimate the unit size
  • Swedish: uppskatta — estimate the unit size
  • Ottoman Turkish: اولچمك (ölçmek) — estimate the unit size
  • Bulgarian: размервам (razmervam) — obtain or set apart
  • Bulgarian: размеря (razmerja) — obtain or set apart
  • Dutch: afmeten — obtain or set apart
  • Finnish: mitata — obtain or set apart
  • German: abmessen — obtain or set apart
  • Swedish: mäta upp — obtain or set apart
  • Bulgarian: премервам (premervam) — regulate or control
  • Bulgarian: премеря (premerja) — regulate or control
  • Spanish: medir — regulate or control
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