Collocations for gauge - noun

1. measuring instrument

accurate | fuel, oil, petrol | depth, pressure, temperature

check, glance at, look at, read
The pilot checked the fuel gauge frequently.

read sth, show sth, tell sb sth
The petrol gauge was reading ‘full’. | The depth gauge tells you how deep you have dived.

broad, narrow, standard

adopt
Eventually all the British railway companies adopted the standard gauge of 4 feet 8,1/2 inches.

reliable, useful

be seen as, serve as
This company is seen as a gauge of Britain''s industrial well-being.

~ of

accurately, correctly | carefully

be able to, can/could | try to | be difficult to, be hard to, be impossible to
It is difficult to gauge accurately how much fuel is needed