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'gauge' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'gauge' with 5 example sentences.


gauge noun

: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

: accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

: the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

: the thickness of wire

: diameter of a tube or gun barrel

gauge verb

: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

: rub to a uniform size

: determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

: measure precisely and against a standard

: adapt to a specified measurement

: mix in specific proportions


  • This test will gauge your reading comprehension.
  • I looked at the fuel gauge.
  • Is there an air gauge here?
  • The rain gauge is broken.
  • Gauges are used to measure the thickness of wire.
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