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verb [transitive] British English pronunciation: gauge /ɡeɪdʒ/ 
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present tense
I/you/we/theygauge
he/she/itgauges
present participlegauging
past tensegauged
past participlegauged

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  1. 1
    to make a judgment or guess about a situation, action, or person based on the information that you have

    I failed to gauge the strength of her dislike.

    Gauging by the polls, it’s not likely he’ll win the election.

    Synonyms or related words for this meaning of Synonyms or related words for this meaning of gauge: guess, estimate, hazard, surmise, judge... more

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