Vocabulary
Gauge
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of.
Urdu meaning
پیمائش کا آلہ، ناپ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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So, war gurus instead look at the military, political and economic constraints of foes to gauge their plans.The war started out aiming for regime change.
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Bumpy off-ramp?
— 2026-03-31
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And this, in our hack world, ladies and gentlemen, is called a feeler to use a news story to gauge the reaction.
Dawn Editorials —
Youth engagement
— 2026-01-20
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It has been impossible to gauge whether the Iranian people just want better economic governance or to go in a radically different political direction.
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Spiralling crisis
— 2026-01-14
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Authorities must also densify rain-gauge networks, integrate radar with AI-based nowcasting, restrict construction on debris-flow fans and dry streambeds, and operationalise monsoon contingencyplans with clear responsibilities.
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New monsoon reality
— 2025-09-04
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Over the past few days, the KP government has hosted three major jirgas in different parts of the former tribal belt to gauge public opinion about how to deal with resurgent terrorist activity.
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Tough choices
— 2025-08-08
Synonyms
measure, calculate, compute, work out, determine, ascertain, count, weigh
Antonyms
subtract, distrust, mistrust, debit credit
Curator example
“astronomers can gauge the star’s intrinsic brightness”
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