ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GAUGE
From Old Northern French, probably of Germanic origin.
WHAT DOES GAUGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of gauge in the English dictionary
The first definition of gauge in the dictionary is to measure or determine the amount, quantity, size, condition, etc, of. Other definition of gauge is to estimate or appraise; judge. Gauge is also to check for conformity or bring into conformity with a standard measurement, dimension, etc.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GAUGE
PRESENT
Present
I gauge
you gauge
he/she/it gauges
we gauge
you gauge
they gauge
Present continuous
I am gauging
you are gauging
he/she/it is gauging
we are gauging
you are gauging
they are gauging
Present perfect
I have gauged
you have gauged
he/she/it has gauged
we have gauged
you have gauged
they have gauged
Present perfect continuous
I have been gauging
you have been gauging
he/she/it has been gauging
we have been gauging
you have been gauging
they have been gauging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I gauged
you gauged
he/she/it gauged
we gauged
you gauged
they gauged
Past continuous
I was gauging
you were gauging
he/she/it was gauging
we were gauging
you were gauging
they were gauging
Past perfect
I had gauged
you had gauged
he/she/it had gauged
we had gauged
you had gauged
they had gauged
Past perfect continuous
I had been gauging
you had been gauging
he/she/it had been gauging
we had been gauging
you had been gauging
they had been gauging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will gauge
you will gauge
he/she/it will gauge
we will gauge
you will gauge
they will gauge
Future continuous
I will be gauging
you will be gauging
he/she/it will be gauging
we will be gauging
you will be gauging
they will be gauging
Future perfect
I will have gauged
you will have gauged
he/she/it will have gauged
we will have gauged
you will have gauged
they will have gauged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been gauging
you will have been gauging
he/she/it will have been gauging
we will have been gauging
you will have been gauging
they will have been gauging
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would gauge
you would gauge
he/she/it would gauge
we would gauge
you would gauge
they would gauge
Conditional continuous
I would be gauging
you would be gauging
he/she/it would be gauging
we would be gauging
you would be gauging
they would be gauging
Conditional perfect
I would have gauge
you would have gauge
he/she/it would have gauge
we would have gauge
you would have gauge
they would have gauge
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been gauging
you would have been gauging
he/she/it would have been gauging
we would have been gauging
you would have been gauging
they would have been gauging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you gauge
we let´s gauge
you gauge
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
gauging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GAUGE»
The term «gauge» is very widely used and occupies the
8.893 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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10 QUOTES WITH «GAUGE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
gauge.
Every author believes that the book which he is placing before the public will 'fill a long-felt want,' and success or failure depends very much on how closely he has been able to gauge the nature of the 'long-felt want.'
Who is there that can adequately gauge the greatness of the humility, gentleness, self-surrender, revealed by the Lord of majesty in assuming human nature, in accepting the punishment of death, the shame of the cross?
Success has a lot to do with luck, but it also involves a lot of real hard work. The thing about success is you really can't gauge things by album sales.
It's difficult to gauge that. With a bad guy you just know you're bad. To play a nice guy is harder - unless you are a very nice person like me of course.
I gauge success in years, not weeks. The weekend box-office approach to book launches is short sighted and encourages crappy books.
Few of us can accurately gauge how we will feel tomorrow or next week. That's why when you go to the supermarket on an empty stomach, you'll buy too much, and if you shop after a big meal, you'll buy too little.
It's important for people to figure out their own lives before involving someone else - to gauge where you are and work on your own issues.
Sometimes I eavesdrop on people. I could rationalize it - oh, this is good anthropological research for characters I'm writing - but it's basically just nosiness. It also helps me gauge where I'm at: Am I normal?
I have, like, two and a half years of failed jokes that I know I wouldn't repeat, but I certainly have no comprehension of what definitely works. And the only gauge that I can go by is, 'This makes me laugh,' and is joyful... I like to, if possible, do things that people can enjoy and it doesn't take anybody down.
My first project was to build an ionization gauge control circuit for Professor Edgar Everhart's Cockcroft-Walton accelerator. In those days, vacuum tubes were the active components in electronic circuits. I can still recall the warm orange glow of the vacuum tube filaments and the cool blue glow of the thyratron tubes.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAUGE»
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gauge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
gauge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Quantization of
Gauge Systems
The book gives a general and unified treatment of the subject in a self-contained manner. Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter, and pedagogical examples are covered in the text.
Marc Henneaux, Claudio Teitelboim, 1992
When Scrubbley's town council decides to demolish the old library clock and replace it with a fancy modern one, Lucy and her mother try to save the historic timepiece--with the help of a timing dragon named Gauge.
3
American Narrow
Gauge Railroads
This is the first comprehensive, extensively illustrated account of the growth and decline of American narrow gauge railroading, a singular and still not fully understood episode in the history of American transportation.
George Woodman Hilton, 1990
4
Gauge Theories in Particle Physics: QCD and the Electroweak ...
This is the second volume of the third edition of a successful text, now substantially enlarged and updated to reflect developments over the last decade in the curricula of university courses and in particle physics research.
I.J.R. Aitchison, A.J.G. Hey, 2003
5
The Dawning of
Gauge Theory
In this work, Lochlainn O'Raifeartaigh describes the former phase.
Lochlainn O'Raifeartaigh, 1997
6
Design and Analysis of
Gauge R and R Studies: Making ...
This book provides a protocol for conducting gauge repeatability and reproducibility (R&R) experiments.
Richard K. Burdick, Connie M. Borror, Douglas C. Montgomery, 2005
An expanded and up-dated book examining gauge theories and their symmetries.
8
Differential Geometry,
Gauge Theories, and Gravity
While the new digital cover differs from the original, the text content is identical to that of previous printings.
M. Göckeler, T. Schücker, 1989
9
Discrete
Gauge Theory: From Lattices to TQFT
This book provides an introduction to topological quantum field theory as well as discrete gauge theory with quantum groups.
10
Group Structure of
Gauge Theories
The first portion of the text is devoted to a review of those aspects of Lie groups necessary for the application of group theory to the physics of particles and fields.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAUGE»
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gauge is used in the context of the following news items.
SLP banks on thin-gauge packaging materials for growth - Business …
GEORGE TOWN: Plastic packaging products manufacturer SLP Resources Bhd expects the bottom line of its thin-gauge packaging materials to ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
Reading The Pressure Gauge Closely | Hellenic Shipping News …
Reading The Pressure Gauge Closely. in International Shipping News 13/07/2015. baltic_dry_cape_hawk 290x242. Half way through the year, and in ... «Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Jul 15»
Rosengren Says Fed Should Gauge Greek Fallout Before Tightening
“It also means we wait to get a better handle on how the crisis in Greece gets resolved, so that we can better gauge its potential to impact ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
Public sentiment is a poor gauge of the need for balance
Editors need a clear sense of the ebb and flow of public discussion if they are to gauge the tone with which different views need to be treated. «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
Rosengren: Fed Should Gauge Greece Fallout Before Hike
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren speaks about the U.S. economy, monetary policy and risks in a speech in Victor, ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
All Gauge Model Railway Club honours Thomas the Tank Engine at …
The All Gauge Model Railway Club is paying tribute to the character at its annual show this weekend. President Ron Parker said this year marked Thomas the ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
BOJ can wait to gauge China fallout before easing - Abe adviser …
TOKYOThe Bank of Japan does not need to ease policy now despite stubbornly low inflation and headwinds from Greece and China, but ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
Did the 'Fear Gauge' Just Flash a Bullish Signal?
As of yesterday's close of 19.97, the "fear gauge" had added roughly 65% since only June 23, and sported a year-over-year (YoY) return north ... «Schaeffers Research, Jul 15»
Wakefield Wildcats: Wolves clash will gauge how far Cats have come
THERE WILL be an opportunity for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats to measure how much they have improved in recent weeks when Warrington ... «Wakefield Express, Jul 15»
Conneaut wants to gauge interest in a trash-hauling and recycling …
CONNEAUT — The city of Conneaut plans to explore a possible trash-hauling and recycling partnership with neighboring communities. «The Star Beacon, Jul 15»
