gauge

[geyj] / geɪdʒ /

NOUN

measure, standard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barometer benchmark criterion indicator meter pattern yardstick

STRONG

basis bore capacity check degree depth example exemplar extent guide guideline height magnitude mark model norm rule sample scale scope size span test thickness touchstone type width

Antonyms

STRONG

extreme unimportance

WEAK

estimate guess

VERB

measure, judge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appraise ascertain assess calculate calibrate determine evaluate guess quantify take account of weigh

STRONG

adjudge check compute count estimate eye figure guesstimate meter peg rate reckon scale size tally value

WEAK

check out figure in have one's number look over quantitate size up

Antonyms

STRONG

estimate guess subtract

Example Sentences

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Police officers are analysing skid marks on Jupiter Island's 30mph South Beach Road to gauge the speed of the 82-time tour winner's car while attempting his ill-fated overtake manoeuvre.

From BBC

Data starts Tuesday with official gauges of the manufacturing, services and constructing sectors, followed by private surveys on Wednesday and Friday, covering factory and services activity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rising inflation as measured by the personal-consumption expenditures price index, the Fed’s preferred gauge, has been “hard to ignore” and “suggests our progress on inflation may be at risk of stalling,” Barkin said.

From The Wall Street Journal

A preliminary March reading, released two weeks ago, had shown the sentiment gauge at 55.5.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors gauging the energy squeeze’s severity might want a second opinion.

From The Wall Street Journal

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