Meaning of measure in English
1. the act or process of measuring
A measure of the field was made.
2. a unit of measurement, such as an inch, mile, acre, quart, gallon etc.
weight and measures
3. a method or system of measurement, such as angular measure, square measure, liquid measure
measure of capacity
4. an instrument such as a yardstick or cup for measuring
Feet and yards are common measures of length.
5. the exact size, capacity, or amount of something ascertained by measuring
Her waist measure is 30 inches.
The tailor took my measure for a new suit.
You took a wrong measure on this matter.
The government took hard measures.
emergency measures
1. find out the size, capacity, or amount of something by a standard or unit
Let's measure your size.
I was measured for a new suit.
Can you measure correctly?
2. be of a certain size, capacity, or amount
The bridge measures 100 meters long.
The room measures 30 feet across.
3. judge the value or greatness of, by some standard; estimate