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gauge (gage)

 
 
pronunciation:
geIj
parts of speech:
transitive verb, noun
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: gauges, gages, gauging, gaging, gauged, gaged
definition 1: to make an estimate of or a judgment concerning; judge.
The speaker incorrectly gauged the reactions of his audience.It is impossible to gauge the size of an iceberg by looking at the part that is above water.The engineers gauged the bridge to be safe.[verb + smby/smth + to be + noun/adj ]
similar words:
appraise, calculate, evaluate, judge, reckon
definition 2: to measure exactly the size, amount, or contents of.
This instrument is used to gauge the speed of the rotation.
similar words:
measure
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: an accepted scale for measuring.
definition 2: a device used to make a measurement.
a pressure gauge
 
similar words:
instrument
definition 3: a procedure or criterion for making a judgment.
a gauge of ability
similar words:
criterion
definition 4: the size, range, or extent of something.
definition 5: a standard of measuring, as for the distance between railroad tracks, the thickness of wire, or the inner diameter of shotgun barrels.
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derivation: gaugeable (adj.)
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