Gauge - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
- the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
- the thickness of wire
- diameter of a tube or gun barrel (syn: bore, caliber, calibre)
verb
- rub to a uniform size
Extra examples
Home sales provide a useful way of gauging the overall state of the economy.
He accurately gauged the mood of the voters.
I was gauging her reaction to the news.
She, on the contrary, was never able to gauge him.
The petrol gauge is still on full.
It is difficult to gauge what the other party's next move will be.
I looked at Chris, trying to gauge his reaction.
The thermostat will gauge the temperature and control the heat.
The instrument can gauge a distance with the push of a button.
Retail sales are a gauge of consumer spending.
The tests will give parents a gauge of how their children are doing.
The government is clearly testing the water, to gauge the country's reactions to their proposals.
The petrol gauge was already at zero.
The gauge read 'empty'
Word forms
I/you/we/they: gauge
he/she/it: gauges
present participle: gauging
past tense: gauged
past participle: gauged
singular: gauge
plural: gauges
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