gage
noun
something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
will gage
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future tenseof gage.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Thursday's meeting in Jeddah seeks to do much of the same and will gage the level of support from the Sunni-dominated Mideast region.
From US News ● Sep. 10, 2014
Thou hast the right so to use me, and I consent to the same; but I will gage thee no word to keep in bonds, inglorious and at ease, while my friends are in peril.
From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Robert Montgomery Bird
I spy neither banner nor pennon, and yet I will gage my golden chain that they are led by some noble knight or gentleman skillful in the practice of wars.”
From The Literary World Seventh Reader by John Calvin Metcalf
“If Brian de Bois-Guilbert gain the prize,” said the Prior, “I will gage my rosary that I name the Sovereign of Love and Beauty.”
From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 by Charles Herbert Sylvester
For God's sake do so, Diccon, and I will gage my gown To give thee a full pot of the best ale in the town.
From Gammer Gurton's Needle by Mr. S. Mr. of Art
