measure

1. (stative) To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)Examples: "The window measured two square feet."stative

2. (rare) To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.Examples: "A true devoted pilgrim is not weary / To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps."; ""And for a very sensible reason; there never was but one like her; or, that is, I have always thought so until to-day," replied the tar, glancing toward Natalie; "for my old eyes have seen pretty much everything they have got in this little world. Ha! I should like to see the inch of land or water that my foot hasn't measured.""rare

3. (often with out or off) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.Examples: "With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."; "That portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun."often

4. (transitive) To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring their length or quantity.Examples: "To measure one’s own activity, to make it conform to these standards of clearness, brevity and truth, is practically a very difficult matter."; "In its opening portrait of Madame Caillaux, the rightist and anti-Caillaux Illustration asked its readers to imagine not a wronged victim or a female ruled by emotion but a careful player who measured her every word."; "He measured his actions with a critical eye and was an exemplary citizen and householder. He was, the author explained, a simple, good man, and like all simple, good men he had an ideal […]"transitive