American English pronunciation

How to pronounce gate

IPA transcription: ['ɡeɪt]

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['ɡeɪt]

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['ɡeɪt]

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['ɡeɪt]

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Noun

  • a movable barrier in a fence or wall

  • a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs

  • total admission receipts at a sports event

  • passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark

Verb

  • supply with a gate

    “The house was gated”

  • control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate

  • restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment

Usage examples

  • These stations end in "men", meaning gate.
  • Cowboy riding a bucking horse, while two guys watch from the gate.
  • We are obligated to continue until twenty-twenty-one.
  • West Ham were relegated and Bowyer was not offered another contract.
  • He's probably trying the gate!
  • Continuing west, the river flows past Gates, Mill City and Mehama.
  • Additionally, it is used to break up aggregates of micron-sized colloidal particles.
  • He turned from the door and walked slowly toward the gate, still holding the keys in his hand.
  • Unsatisfied with the official explanation, Jack investigates for himself.
  • I'm sure this gate was locked the last time I checked.