I.
( AmE also gage ) noun
1 measuring instrument
ADJECTIVE
▪ accurate
▪ fuel , gas ( AmE ), oil , petrol ( BrE )
▪ depth , pressure , rain , temperature
VERB + GAUGE
▪ check , glance at , look at , read
▪
The pilot checked the fuel ~ frequently.
GAUGE + VERB
▪ indicate sth , read sth , show sth , tell sb sth
▪
The fuel ~ was reading ‘empty’.
▪
The depth ~ tells you how deep you have dived.
▪ measure sth
2 distance between rails
ADJECTIVE
▪ broad , narrow , standard
3 fact for judging sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ accurate , good , reliable , useful
VERB + GAUGE
▪ be seen as , serve as
▪
This company is seen as a ~ of our industrial well-being.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
II.
( AmE also gage ) verb
ADVERB
▪ accurately , correctly , precisely , properly
▪ carefully
VERB + GAUGE
▪ be able to , can
▪ try to
▪ be difficult to , be hard to , be impossible to
▪
It is difficult to ~ accurately how much fuel is needed
Gauge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ distance , ↑ effectiveness , ↑ expression , ↑ extent , ↑ impact , ↑ mood , ↑ progress , ↑ reaction , ↑ response , ↑ success