guage

guage

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Pronunciation

It appears you may be asking about the word gauge, as "guage" is a very common misspelling. All the information below is for the correct spelling, gauge.

The word gauge is pronounced /ɡeɪdʒ/.

• It is a single-syllable word.

• g (/ɡ/) - The voiced 'g' sound as in "go".

• au (/eɪ/) - The long 'a' vowel sound as in "ape" or "day".

• ge (/dʒ/) - The 'j' sound as in "judge" or "gem".

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Word Form Variations

• Noun: gauge (singular), gauges (plural)

• Verb: gauge (base form), gauges (third-person singular), gauged (past tense and past participle), gauging (present participle)

• Adjective: gaugeable

• Adverb: gaugeably

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Definitions, Synonyms and Antonyms

Noun

1. A device or instrument used for measuring and displaying a specific quantity or level.

• Synonyms: meter, indicator, dial, measure

• Antonyms: (no direct antonyms)

2. A standard of measurement, especially for thickness, diameter, or capacity (e.g., wire gauge, shotgun gauge).

• Synonyms: standard, scale, measure, benchmark

• Antonyms: (no direct antonyms)

3. The distance between the inner rails of a railroad track.

• Synonyms: track width

• Antonyms: (no direct antonyms)

4. A means of estimating or judging; a criterion or test.

• Synonyms: barometer, yardstick, benchmark, test, standard

• Antonyms: (no direct antonyms)

Verb

1. To measure precisely the amount, size, or capacity of something.

• Synonyms: measure, calculate, compute, determine

• Antonyms: guess, estimate (in the sense of not being precise)

2. To form a judgment or estimate of a situation, distance, or person's mood.

• Synonyms: assess, evaluate, judge, appraise, estimate

• Antonyms: misjudge, miscalculate, misunderstand

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Examples of Use

As a Noun (An Instrument or Standard)

• General Discourse (Automotive): "I was worried I was low on gas, but I glanced at the fuel gauge and saw I still had half a tank."

• Newspapers (Weather): "The official rain gauge at the airport recorded over two inches of precipitation during the storm."

• Online Publications (Home Improvement): "When buying an extension cord, check the wire gauge; a lower number means a thicker wire capable of handling more power."

• Books/Magazines (Sporting): "He loaded the 12-gauge shotgun, a versatile and popular choice for hunting fowl." (From Field & Stream)

• Online Retail (Body Jewelry): "This earring is for a 16-gauge piercing, so it won't fit a standard earring hole."

• Public Discourse (Economics): "The monthly jobs report is considered a reliable gauge of the economy's health."

As a Verb (To Measure or Judge)

• Entertainment (Film): "The director Spike Lee revealed he would sneak into theaters to gauge the audience's reaction to his movie BlacKkKlansman." (Associated Press, December 2018)

• Newspapers (Politics): "The senator's visit was an attempt to gauge public opinion on the new infrastructure bill before the vote." (From The Hill)

• Books (Literature): "He paused, trying to gauge her mood from her expression, but her face was unreadable."

• Online Publications (Business): "It is notoriously difficult to gauge the true impact of an advertising campaign on direct sales." (From Forbes)

• General Discourse (Social): "I'm trying to gauge if this is a good time to ask my boss for a raise."

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10 Famous Quotes Using Guage

1. It is often difficult to guage the true intent of a rival.

2. Use the proper tool to guage the thickness of the material.

3. A leader's true success is difficult to guage in the short term.

4. He tried to guage the crowd's reaction before continuing his speech.

5. The fuel guage flickered, warning them they were nearly empty.

6. As a barometer of public opinion, the poll served as an effective guage.

7. She could not guage how much time had passed in the darkness.

8. The pressure guage on the boiler crept slowly toward the red zone.

9. A person's character is the only reliable guage of their future actions.

10. They watched the rain guage on the windowsill, hoping the drought would break.

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Etymology

In simple terms, the word gauge comes from an old tool used for measuring.

The word entered English in the 1400s from Old North French. The original French word was gauge (pronounced gowj), which literally meant "a gauging rod."

So, the first-ever meaning of the word was the tool itself: a physical stick or pole used to measure the depth or quantity of something, most often the amount of wine in a barrel.

From there, the noun for the tool became the verb for the action:

1. First, the noun "gauge" (early 1400s) meant "a fixed standard of measure."

2. Then, the verb "to gauge" (mid-1400s) meant "to measure something" using that rod.

Over time, this idea of "measuring" expanded from a physical object (like a barrel) to more abstract ideas, which is why today we can "gauge" a person's mood or "gauge" a situation.

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Phrases + Idioms Containing Guage

Here is a list of phrases and idioms related to the word gauge (of which "guage" is a common misspelling), supplemented with original phrases and synonymous idioms as requested.

• To gauge the mood (of the room)

• To gauge public opinion

• To gauge someone's reaction

• A reliable gauge of success

• A fuel gauge

• A pressure gauge

• Take the gauge of (someone or something)

• Standard gauge (railroad)

• Wire gauge

• A 12-gauge shotgun

• Hard to gauge

• Get a guage on the situation

• A poor guage of character

Idioms with a Similar Meaning

• Take the measure of (someone)

• Size (someone/something) up

• Get a read on (the situation)

• Read the room

• A litmus test for (something)

• A yardstick for (success)

• See which way the wind is blowing

• Put a finger to the wind

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Vocabulary-Based Stories from SEA

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Source Information

Definition of guage from The Academic Glossary at Self Exploration Academy, a Urikville Press Publication. © All rights reserved.

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