1. a unit or standard of measurement
2. the size, length, or amount of something
3. an action taken to achieve a particular purpose

1. to find the size, length, or amount of something using a standard unit
2. to judge the quality, effect, or importance of something

Examples

• The recipe calls for two cups as a measure of flour.
• What’s the measure of this room’s length?
• The government took emergency measures to control inflation.
• The pianist counted four beats in each measure.
• Please measure the distance between these two points.
• It’s hard to measure the success of the program.
• She used a ruler to measure the paper.
• We need to measure our progress carefully.