quantify

verb

quan·​ti·​fy ˈkwän-tə-ˌfī 

quantified; quantifying

transitive verb

1

a(1)

: to limit by a quantifier

(2)

: to bind by prefixing a quantifier

b

: to make explicit the logical quantity of

2

: to determine, express, or measure the quantity of

Examples of quantify in a Sentence

It is difficult to quantify intelligence.

Doctors have quantified the risks of smoking cigarettes.

It is impossible to quantify the number of websites on the Internet.

Recent Examples on the Web

There is no way to cleanly or accurately quantify the differences between a worker’s pay and conditions in 1840s England and 2020s America. —James Folta, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025

My analysis quantified the impact of new international students’ non-tuition spending. —Bjorn Markeson, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025

Attempts to quantify this burden go back at least a decade. —Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025

Yohan Lawrence, secretary general, Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), told Sourcing Journal that exporters and business groups had not yet had a chance to begin quantifying the damage that has been incurred over the weekend. —Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin quantificare, from Latin quantus how much

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for quantify

• abscissae
• alibi
• alkali
• alumni
• amoebae
• amplify
• annuli
• beautify
• brachii
• butterfly
• calculi
• certify