āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to gauge
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āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to roughly estimate quantities or time
Transitive: to gauge a quantity or time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The meteorologist gauges the likelihood of rain by analyzing weather patterns.
āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to determine the size or dimensions of an object using a measuring tool or device
Transitive: to gauge a dimension
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The technician used a caliper to gauge the thickness of the metal plate.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤āĻŦ āĻĒā§āĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to assess or verify whether something meets specific requirements or standards
Transitive: to gauge a device
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The team gauges the components to ensure they fit the system correctly.
āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽā§ āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻž āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽā§āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to prepare or mix plaster in the correct proportions to achieve a desired setting time
Transitive: to gauge plaster
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mason gauged the plaster for the wall, ensuring it would cure within the specified time.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to estimate or measure the volume or content of something
Transitive: to gauge volume of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The builder gauged the cement needed to cover the floor area.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻĢāĻ˛ āĻĸāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to shape or carve bricks or stone to the required form or size
Transitive: to gauge a stone or brick
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He carefully gauged the brick edges to ensure they aligned with the design.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻāĻļāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
a measuring instrument or device used to determine the size, capacity, amount, or extent of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The rain gauge in the backyard measures the amount of precipitation.
āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ, āĻ°ā§āĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ
the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails of a track
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She learned about the different gauge measurements in rail systems.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ°ā§āĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŦā§āĻ§, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸
the thickness of wire
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āĻā§āĻ, āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¸
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
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āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
