quantify
verb (used with object)
to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
quantifies
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present tense formof quantify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It’s a topic that has certainly been discussed, but the paper quantifies that shift, finding nonaligned countries have moved nearly one-third of total reserve portfolios away from foreign-currency claims.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
“She quantifies her work to the voters as her primary reelection strategy,” Dutson said.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
I noticed that many of your previous papers cover the gray vireo, which your new study quantifies as a “drab,” understudied bird.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2025
But how Riley quantifies that production remains unclear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
Likewise, the logician would argue, You only live once should be rewritten as You live only once, with only next to the thing it quantifies, once.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
