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- [geyj]
- /geɪdʒ/
- /ɡeɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [geyj]
- /geɪdʒ/
Definitions of gauge word
- verb with object gauge to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure. 1
- verb with object gauge to appraise, estimate, or judge. 1
- verb with object gauge to make conformable to a standard. 1
- verb with object gauge to mark or measure off; delineate. 1
- verb with object gauge to prepare or mix (plaster) with a definite proportion of plaster of Paris and mortar. 1
- verb with object gauge to chip or rub (bricks or stones) to a uniform size or shape. 1
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Origin of gauge
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Old North French (French jauge) < Germanic
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gauge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gauge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".
gauge usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gauge
verb gauge
- 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.
- calculate — If you calculate a number or amount, you discover it from information that you already have, by using arithmetic, mathematics, or a special machine.
- ascertain — If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so.
- 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.
noun gauge
- device — A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
- instrument — a mechanical tool or implement, especially one used for delicate or precision work: surgical instruments.
- tester — the teston of Henry VIII.
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- barometer — A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure and shows when the weather is changing.
Antonyms for gauge
verb gauge
- 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.
- estimate — Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.
noun gauge
- extreme — Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
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