measures
/ˈmɛʒəz/ · noun
Meaning
- A prescribed quantity or extent.
- The act or result of measuring.
- Metrical rhythm.
- A course of action.
- 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)
- To estimate the unit size of something.
- To judge, value, or appraise.
- To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
- To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
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