gauge
verb (used with object)
to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
have gauged
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present perfectof gauge.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Since the earliest days of the pandemic, health officials have gauged the threat of COVID-19 by comparing it to the flu.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2024
A few small clinical trials have gauged whether taurine supplements help older people.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 7, 2023
Conventional wisdom would still have gauged success in terms of military victory, in each case, rather than such matters as adherence to international law or regard for human life.
From Salon ● May 1, 2023
There have been no major polls since the death of Floyd in Minneapolis that have gauged public support on Confederate monuments and buildings.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 2020
They have gauged you and put you down at Lane.
From Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories by Robert Herrick
