gauge+(verb)

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• gauge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} (AmE also gage) noun 1 measuring instrument ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ fuel, gas (AmE), oil, petrol (BrE) ▪ depth …   Collocations dictionary

• gauge — (chiefly US also gage) ► NOUN 1) an instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something. 2) the thickness, size, or capacity of a wire, sheet, tube, bullet, etc., especially as a standard measure. 3) …   English terms dictionary

• gauge — I verb adjudge, appraise, appreciate, arrive at a conclusion, ascertain, assess, calculate, calibrate, class, compute, consider, decide, deduce, determine, draw an inference, estimate, evaluate, exercise judgment, fathom, form an estimate, form… …   Law dictionary

• gauge — ▪ I. gauge gauge 1 [geɪdʒ] verb [transitive] 1. to measure how people feel about something or the effect that something is likely to have on them: • The magazine commissioned research to gauge opinions on how British industry is meeting its… …   Financial and business terms

• gauge — [[t]ge͟ɪʤ[/t]] gauges, gauging, gauged 1) VERB If you gauge the speed or strength of something, or if you gauge an amount, you measure or calculate it, often by using a device of some kind. [V n] He gauged the wind at over thirty knots... [V n]… …   English dictionary

• gauge — I UK [ɡeɪdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms gauge : singular gauge plural gauges * 1) a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something the fuel/pressure gauge a rain/snow/hail gauge 2) a way of saying how thick something is,… …   English dictionary

• gauge — gauge1 [ geıdʒ ] noun count * 1. ) a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something: the fuel/gas/pressure gauge a rain/snow/hail gauge 2. ) usually singular a fact or event that can be used for judging someone or something: New orders… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gauge — 1 also gage AmE noun (C) 1 INSTRUMENT an instrument for measuring the size or amount of something: a rain gauge | the fuel gauge in a car 2 WIDTH a) the width of thin metal objects such as wire, or screws: a narrow gauge screw b) the width of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gauge — /geɪdʒ / (say gayj) verb (t) (gauged, gauging) 1. to appraise, estimate, or judge. 2. to determine the dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure, as with a gauge. 3. to make conformable to a standard. 4. to cut or rub (bricks or… …  

• gauge — 1. noun 1) the temperature gauge Syn: measuring device, measuring instrument, meter, measure; indicator, dial, scale, display 2) exports are an important gauge of economic activity Syn: measure, indicator, bar …   Thesaurus of popular words

• gauge — [geɪdʒ] noun [C] I 1) a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something the fuel/pressure gauge[/ex] 2) a measurement of how thick or wide something is, or of how far apart two things are heavy gauge plastic[/ex] 3) a fact or event that… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English