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title: gauge — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gauge» in the school dictionary: An instrument that measures and shows an amount, like a fuel gauge, a pressure gauge or a rain gauge. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gauge

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**Who acts:** instrument, something, We, fuel gauge, tank, Dad · **What happens:** measure, show, judge, guess, be, make · **To what, where:** amount, something, mood, rain gauge, plastic bottle, tyres · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«gauge» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [gauge in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gauge.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An instrument that measures and shows an amount, like a fuel gauge, a pressure gauge or a rain gauge.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauge:m1:1
# text = An instrument that measures and shows an amount, like a fuel gauge, a pressure gauge or a rain gauge.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	measures	measure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	gauge	gauge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	pressure	pressure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	gauge	gauge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	gauge	gauge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | present | a instrument |  |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | present | a instrument *not said here* | a amount |  |  |  | like a fuel gauge | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent amount=Recipient |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To measure something exactly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauge:m2:1
# text = To measure something exactly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	measure	measure	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	exactly	exactly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **measure** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | exactly *property* | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme something=Value |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To judge or guess something, like a person's mood or how far something is.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauge:m3:1
# text = To judge or guess something, like a person's mood or how far something is.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	judge	judge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	guess	guess	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	mood	mood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
14	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **judge** | to-infinitive |  | a person's mood |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent mood=Value |
| 2 | **guess** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | far *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The width or thickness of something, like the distance between railway tracks or the thickness of wire.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauge:m4:1
# text = The width or thickness of something, like the distance between railway tracks or the thickness of wire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	width	width	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	thickness	thickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	between	between	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	railway	railway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	tracks	track	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	thickness	thickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a rain gauge from a plastic bottle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauge:x1:1
# text = We made a rain gauge from a plastic bottle.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	gauge	gauge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a rain gauge |  | a plastic bottle |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent gauge=Product from bottle=Material |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fuel gauge shows the tank is nearly empty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauge:x2:1
# text = The fuel gauge shows the tank is nearly empty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	gauge	gauge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the fuel gauge |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the tank |  |  |  |  | empty, nearly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad checked the tyres with a pressure gauge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauge:x3:1
# text = Dad checked the tyres with a pressure gauge.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tyres	tyre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	pressure	pressure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	gauge	gauge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | Dad | the tyres |  |  |  | with a pressure gauge | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tyre=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's hard to gauge how deep the water is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauge:x4:1
# text = It's hard to gauge how deep the water is.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	gauge	gauge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	deep	deep	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **gauge** | to-infinitive |  | the water |  |  |  | deep *property* | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent water=Value |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She tried to gauge if her teacher was cross.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauge:x5:1
# text = She tried to gauge if her teacher was cross.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	gauge	gauge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **gauge** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | her teacher |  |  |  |  | cross *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The toy train runs on narrow-gauge tracks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauge:x6:1
# text = The toy train runs on narrow-gauge tracks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	gauge	gauge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	tracks	track	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | the toy train |  |  | gauge tracks |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on track=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Read the gauge to the nearest mark on the scale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gauge:x7:1
# text = Read the gauge to the nearest mark on the scale.
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	gauge	gauge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	nearest	near	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | the gauge | the nearest mark on the scale |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent gauge=Topic to mark=Recipient |

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