gauge
/ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ verb C2- To measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of.
- To estimate.
- To appraise the character or ability of; to judge of.
- To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it.
- To mix (a quantity of ordinary plaster) with a quantity of plaster of Paris.
- To chip, hew or polish (stones, bricks, etc) to a standard size and/or shape.
He/she/it gauges · Past gauged · Past participle gauged · -ing form gauging
Verb forms
- Base form
- gauge
- He/she/it
- gauges
- Past
- gauged
- Past participle
- gauged
- -ing form
- gauging
From the library
I put myself in the man’s place and, having first gauged his intelligence, I try to imagine how I should myself have proceeded under the same circumstances.
I satisfied myself that it was a cab and not a private carriage by the narrow gauge of the wheels.
He utilized the temporal gaps between installments to meticulously gauge public sentiment, effectively transforming solitary composition into a collaborative enterprise.
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