Synonyms:
measure, step
Meaning: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
Synonyms:
measure, quantity, amount
Meaning: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
Synonyms:
bill, measure
Meaning: a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"
Synonyms:
measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
Meaning: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
Synonyms:
standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
Meaning: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
Synonyms:
meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence
Meaning: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
measure, mensurate, measure_out
Meaning: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall"
Synonyms:
quantify, measure
Meaning: express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
Synonyms:
measure
Meaning: have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
Synonyms:
measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
Meaning: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"
Usage examples
Time not the Measure of Motion
If so, he was in a measure responsible.
"That is a violent measure to resort to."
Your years surpass in some measure my own.
The youth felt comforted in a measure by this sight.
Our Measure of Time applicable to Duration before Time.
In seeking this measure, we have to avoid two extremes.
It is a measure not asked for or wished for by the people.
Brute force is no longer the measure of power or influence.
you pretend to be miserably poor, and yet you measure gold.