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Learn to pronounce meas·ure

/ˈmeZHər/
verb
  1. ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units or by comparing it with an object of known size.
    "the amount of water collected is measured in pints"
    synonyms: take the measurements of, calculate, compute, estimate, count, meter, quantify, weigh, size, evaluate, rate, assess, appraise, gauge, plumb, measure out, determine, judge, survey
  2. estimate or assess the extent, quality, value, or effect of (something).
    "it is hard to measure teaching ability"
    synonyms: choose carefully, select with care, consider, think carefully about, plan, calculate
  3. travel over (a certain distance or area).
    "we must measure twenty miles today"

noun
  1. a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.
    "cost-cutting measures"
    synonyms: action, act, course, course of action, deed, proceeding, procedure, step, means, expedient, maneuver, initiative, program, operation, control, legal action
  2. a standard unit used to express the size, amount, or degree of something.
    "a furlong is an obsolete measure of length"
    synonyms: system, standard, units, scale
  3. a certain quantity or degree of something.
    "the states retain a large measure of independence"
    synonyms: certain amount, amount, degree, quantity
  4. the rhythm of a piece of poetry or a piece of music.
    synonyms: meter, cadence, rhythm, foot
  5. a group of rock strata.

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