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- [geyj]
- /geɪdʒ/
- /ɡeɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [geyj]
- /geɪdʒ/
Definitions of gage word
- noun gage a standard of measure or measurement. 1
- noun gage a standard dimension, size, or quantity. 1
- noun gage any device or instrument for measuring, registering measurements, or testing something, especially for measuring a dimension, quantity, or mechanical accuracy: pressure gauge; marking gauge. 1
- noun gage a means of estimating or judging; criterion; test. 1
- noun gage extent; scope; capacity: trying to determine the gauge of his own strength. 1
- noun gage Ordnance. a unit of measure of the internal diameter of a shotgun barrel, determined by the number of spherical lead bullets of a diameter equal to that of the bore that are required to make one pound: a twelve-gauge shotgun. 1
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Origin of gage
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French < Germanic; see wage
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Parts of speech for Gage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gage
noun gage
- muff — sheet glass made from a blown cylinder (muff) that is split and flattened.
- gauntlet — a former punishment, chiefly military, in which the offender was made to run between two rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed.
- mitt — Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
- mitten — a hand covering enclosing the four fingers together and the thumb separately.
- warranty — an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization; warrant.
verb gage
- evaluate — Form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess.
- judge — Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
- assess — When you assess a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
- determine — If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
Antonyms for gage
noun gage
- uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
- breach — If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
verb gage
- estimate — Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
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