English Dictionary

measure

/ˈmɛʒ.ə/

verb

To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard. / To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)

We need to measure the length of the table.

意味（1）

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

But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short.

意味（2）

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

The window measured two square feet.

意味（3）

To estimate the unit size of something.

I measure that at 10 centimetres.

意味（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,

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.

意味（5）

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

意味（6）

(rare) To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.

A true devoted pilgrim is not weary / To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps.

意味（7）

To adjust by a rule or standard.

To secure a contented spirit, you must measure your desires by your fortune and condition, not your fortunes by your desires

意味（8）

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

With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.