gage
verb/ɡeɪdʒ/
/ɡeɪdʒ/
(US English) (also gauge British and North American English)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gage | /ɡeɪdʒ/ /ɡeɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it gages | /ˈɡeɪdʒɪz/ /ˈɡeɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple gaged | /ɡeɪdʒd/ /ɡeɪdʒd/ |
| past participle gaged | /ɡeɪdʒd/ /ɡeɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form gaging | /ˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- to make a judgement about something, especially people’s feelings or attitudes
- gage something They interviewed employees to gage their reaction to the changes.
- He tried to gage her mood.
- gage whether, how, etc… It was difficult to gage whether she was angry or not.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- correctly
- precisely
- …
- be able to
- can
- try to
- …
- gage something to measure something accurately using a special instrument
- precision instruments that can gage the diameter to a fraction of a millimetre
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- correctly
- precisely
- …
- be able to
- can
- try to
- …
- to calculate something approximately
- gage something We were able to gage the strength of the wind from the movement of the trees.
- It is impossible to gage the extent of the damage.
- gage how, what, etc… It is difficult to gauge how much fuel is needed
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- correctly
- precisely
- …
- be able to
- can
- try to
- …
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