Determine and Gauge

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Determine verb - To give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute).

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Gauge is a synonym for determine. In some cases you can use "Gauge" instead a verb "Determine".

Nearby Words: determination, determining, determinative, determiner, determinating

Gauge verb - To find out the size, extent, or amount of.

Usage example: very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction

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Determine is a synonym for gauge in measure topic. Sometimes you can use "Determine" instead a verb "Gauge", if it concerns topics such as assess.

Nearby Words: gauged, gauging

character	determine character	gauge character
power	determine power	gauge power
strength	determine strength	gauge strength
role	determine role	gauge role
Other words: direction, extent, way, speed, level, personality, size, distance, effectiveness, results, age, guilt, success, innocence, feelings, skills, abilities, motives, levels.

A season two episode of Laff-A-Lympics utilized a cartoon gauge to determine which team would win an event by means of home viewer applause.

Source: Audience Participation
Groove Coaster uses a Groove Gauge similar to beatmania's, but it's not used to determine whether you get your next stage or not.

Source: Life Meter
Made out with a murder suspect to gauge the victim's son'snote her step-son; she'd married his dad reaction to her promiscuity (and determine if he slept with her).

Source: Series / Lie to Me

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