A skilled translator will be able to gauge precise meaning from context, just as he or she will be alert to subtle variations in style and culture.
Al though the French President does not speak English, he could hardly fail to gauge the meaning of the shouts at him.
They talked about the leaders' body language and tried to gauge the meaning of Kim Jong Il's decision to meet Kim Dae Jung at the airport and to provide a military honor guard.
When the Brazilians join in, when Spain and Argentina and the high-rollers from Italy, England, Germany start their programs, we will be able to better gauge the meaning of what happened in this historic part of South Africa on this night.
To gauge the meaning of those figures, ask this question: How would you feel if, at the end of five years, the stocks you have bought on margin have not performed well enough even to pay back the interest charged by your broker?
Ayatollah Khamenei, who is not only the leader of Iran's government but also the final authority on Islamic law, often uses religious language when he talks about the nuclear issue, which can jar Western analysts trying to gauge the meaning of such strong statements.
In the war of perception against reality, almost nothing can be harder to gauge than the meaning of test scores.
Awards pundits parse the Golden Globes for its Oscar meaning, gauging snubs and momentum with studious intensity.
Its roots stem from the Greek words hema- blood, and krites, judge - meaning to gauge or judge the blood.In mammals, haematocrit is independent of body size.
