v. 1 measure, determine, weigh, calculate, compute, reckon, figure, US technical also gage Try to gauge the height of that building 2 judge, evaluate, appraise, assess, rate, estimate, guess, US technical also gage How can we gauge the strength of the opposition?
n. 3 standard, yardstick, criterion, benchmark, basis, measure, norm, model, example, pattern, rule, touchstone, test, guide, guideline, US litmus test, Technical also gage You cannot use your compulsive work habits as a gauge for others 4 scope, capacity, amount, extent, measure, size, dimension(s), magnitude, degree, limit There are a number of narrow-gauge railways in Wales What will be the gauge of your involvement in the enterprise?