The meaning of Measured

verb

Assess the value or quality of.

Usage examples:

There is a need to appraise existing techniques

verb

Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.

Usage examples:

The committee must assess the relative importance of the issues

verb

Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

verb

To decide the quality or importance of something

Usage examples:

A college is going to assess a student’s ability based on grades., government officials assessed th…

verb

Determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically.

Usage examples:

The program can calculate the number of words that will fit in the space available

verb

Make a mathematical computation

verb

Reckon or calculate (a figure or amount).

Usage examples:

The hire charge is computed on a daily basis

verb

Make a mathematical calculation

verb

To calculate something using mathematics or a calculator (= a device for doing mathematical processes)

verb

Think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision.

Usage examples:

Each application is considered on its merits

verb

To think about a particular subject or thing or about doing something or about whether to do something

Usage examples:

Consider clara barton, who founded the american red cross., we considered moving to california, but…

adjective

Occurring continuously over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The constant background noise of the city

noun

A situation that does not change.

Usage examples:

The condition of struggle remained a constant

adjective

Nearly continuous or very frequent

Usage examples:

We had a constant stream of visitors., even in this age of high technology, the popularity of hunti…

verb

Determine the total number of (a collection of items).

Usage examples:

I started to count the stars i could see

noun

An act of determining the total number of something.

Usage examples:

At the last count, fifteen applications were still outstanding

noun

A foreign nobleman whose rank corresponds to that of an earl.

Usage examples:

He is now a prisoner in a tower of the count's palace

adjective

Done consciously and intentionally.

Usage examples:

A deliberate attempt to provoke conflict

verb

Engage in long and careful consideration.

Usage examples:

She deliberated over the menu

adjective

(of an action or a decision) intentional or planned, often with the result of being harmful to someone

Usage examples:

A deliberate insult, he accused her of writing deliberate untruths., [ i ] the jury deliberated for…

verb

Cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature.

Usage examples:

It will be her mental attitude that determines her future

verb

Find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry

verb

To control or influence directly; to decide

Usage examples:

[ t ] we should be allowed to determine our own future., [ t ] eye color is genetically determined.…

adjective

Having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect.

Usage examples:

She maintained a dignified silence

verb

Make (something) seem worthy and impressive.

Usage examples:

The americans had dignified their departure with a ceremony

adjective

Serious and graceful in manner or style in a way that deserves respect

Usage examples:

A quiet, dignified person

verb

Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.

Usage examples:

The aim is to estimate the effects of macroeconomic policy on the economy

noun

An approximate calculation or judgement of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.

Usage examples:

At a rough estimate, staff are recycling a quarter of paper used

verb

Judge tentatively

verb

Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.

Usage examples:

The study will assist in evaluating the impact of recent changes

Estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

verb

To judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

Usage examples:

Doctors evaluate the patient’s condition., [ + question word ] have they evaluated what their next …

adjective

Flat and smooth.

Usage examples:

Prepare the site, then lay an even bed of mortar

verb

Make or become even.

Usage examples:

She cut the hair again to even up the ends

adverb

Used to emphasize something surprising or extreme.

Usage examples:

They have never even heard of the united states

adjective

Having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure.

Usage examples:

The bed should be reasonably firm, but not too hard

verb

Make more solid or resilient.

Usage examples:

How can i firm up a sagging bustline?

adverb

In a resolute and determined manner.

Usage examples:

The chancellor has held firm to tough economic policies

noun

An instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something.

Usage examples:

A fuel gauge

verb

The position of a sailing ship to windward ( the weather gage ) or leeward ( the lee gage ) of another.

Usage examples:

The french fleet was heavily outnumbered but had the weather gage

noun

A public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court.

Usage examples:

He is due to appear before a judge and jury on monday

verb

Form an opinion or conclusion about.

Usage examples:

A production can be judged according to the canons of aesthetic criticism

verb

An official who decides questions before a court

adjective

Acting or done at leisure; unhurried or relaxed.

Usage examples:

A leisurely breakfast at our hotel

adverb

Without hurry.

Usage examples:

Couples strolled leisurely along

phrasal verb

To weigh or measure a small amount of something from a larger amount

Usage examples:

Measure out two tablespoons of sugar and add to the hot water.

noun

Us spelling of metre1.

verb

Measure or regulate by means of a meter.

Usage examples:

The huge capital outlay required to meter every household is not available

noun

Us spelling of metre2.

noun

A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.

Usage examples:

The un peace plan

verb

Decide on and make arrangements for in advance.

Usage examples:

They were planning a trip to egypt

verb

A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved

verb

Measure (the depth of a body of water).

Usage examples:

I plumbed the depth and found the bottom of the shelf to be seven metres down

noun

A ball of lead or other heavy object attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.

Usage examples:

He traces a line in white paint along the wall beyond the leaves, then drops a plumb from a cord st…

adverb

Exactly.

Usage examples:

Trading opportunities plumb in the centre of central europe

adjective

Slow and clumsy because of great weight.

Usage examples:

A swarthy, ponderous giant of a man

adjective

Slow and awkward because of being very heavy or large, or (esp. of speech or writing) boring and difficult

Usage examples:

A ponderous pace, ponderous dialogue

verb

Express or measure the quantity of.

Usage examples:

It is impossible to quantify the extent of the black economy

noun

A measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against another quantity or measure.

Usage examples:

The island has the lowest crime rate in the world

verb

Assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale.

Usage examples:

They were asked to rate their ability at different driving manoeuvres

verb

Scold (someone) angrily.

Usage examples:

He rated the young man soundly for his want of respect

adjective

Arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances.

Usage examples:

Plant the flags at regular intervals

noun

A regular customer, member of a team, etc.

Usage examples:

Pub regulars

adjective

Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next

Usage examples:

A regular heartbeat, working regular hours, trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenu…

adjective

Admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering.

Usage examples:

She was resolute and unswerving

adjective

Having or relating to rhythm.

Usage examples:

A rhythmic dance

adjective

A rhythmic sound has a regular movement or beat that is repeated

Usage examples:

The rhythmic sound of the train

noun

A regularly repeated pattern of sounds or beats used in music, poems, and dances

Usage examples:

[ c ] a jazz rhythm, [ u ] you need a sense of rhythm to be a good dancer., [ c ] the rhythm of a b…

adjective

Calm, dignified, and unhurried.

Usage examples:

In the old days, business was carried on at a rather more sedate pace

verb

Calm (someone) or make them sleep by administering a sedative drug.

Usage examples:

She was heavily sedated

adjective

Calm and controlled, and often traditional in habit or manner

Usage examples:

She preferred standard ballads and sedate pop tunes to rock music.

noun

The relative extent of something; a thing's overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is.

Usage examples:

The schools varied in size

verb

Alter or sort in terms of size or according to size.

Usage examples:

Twist drills are sized in millimetres

adjective

Having a specified size; sized.

Usage examples:

Marble-size chunks of hail

adjective

Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.

Usage examples:

Until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy

adverb

At a slow pace; slowly.

Usage examples:

The train went slower and slower

verb

Reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.

Usage examples:

The train slowed to a halt

adjective

Impressive or grand in size, appearance, or manner.

Usage examples:

A stately 19th-century mansion

adjective

Firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving.

Usage examples:

The lighter the camera, the harder it is to hold steady

verb

Make or become steady.

Usage examples:

I took a deep breath to steady my nerves

exclamation

Used as a warning to someone to keep calm or take care.

Usage examples:

Steady now! we don't want you hurting yourself

verb

Look closely at or examine (someone or something).

Usage examples:

Her green eyes surveyed him coolly

noun

A general view, examination, or description of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The author provides a survey of the relevant literature

verb

Determining opinions by interviewing people

adjective

Continuing for an extended period or without interruption.

Usage examples:

Several years of sustained economic growth

verb

Strengthen or support physically or mentally.

Usage examples:

This thought had sustained him throughout the years

adjective

Continuing for a time

Usage examples:

Sustained applause, we’ll have to make a sustained effort to finish this job on time.

adjective

Not faltering; steady; resolute.

Usage examples:

Her unfaltering energy and determination

adjective

Never stopping or losing strength; not faltering

Usage examples:

Unfaltering commitment/support/belief

adjective

Moving, acting, or taking place without haste or urgency.

Usage examples:

He began opening the drawers of his desk in an unhurried way

adjective

Remaining the same in all cases and at all times; unchanging in form or character.

Usage examples:

Blocks of stone of uniform size

noun

The distinctive clothing worn by members of the same organization or body or by children attending certain schools.

Usage examples:

Airline pilots in dark blue uniforms

verb

Make uniform.

verb

Find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales.

Usage examples:

Weigh yourself on the day you begin the diet

verb

Have a certain heft

verb

To be pulled toward the earth with a particular force that can be measured, or to measure this force in an object; to show an amount of weight

Usage examples:

[ l ] the baby weighed six pounds, ten ounces at birth., [ l ] this table weighs a lot., [ t ] she …