American Dictionary
Definition measure in American English
measure
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ drastic, harsh, punitive, repressive, severe, strong
▪ adopt, announce, approve, enforce, implement, introduce, propose, take
Stronger measures will have to be taken to bring down unemployment.
an amount of a particular quality that is neither large nor small
The system gives people a measure of protection against pollution.
a way of judging something
The tests are not an accurate measure of performance.
a unit in a system of measurement
an object such as a ruler used for finding out a particular measurement
a system used for expressing a particular quantity
