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Gait vs. Gate
Gait
/ɡeɪt/Examples:
The horse's gait changed as it picked up speed.Her confident gait caught everyone's attention in the room.Studying the gait of different species can reveal much about evolution.
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Gate
/geɪt/Examples:
He opened the gates.Come!" apostrophising the gate.The gate opens onto the moor.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Gait refers to the way someone walks or their manner of walking. Remember the ai in gait as similar to aim, as you'd aim in walking properly.
- Gate refers to a door or barrier and you can remember it since a gate blocks or provides access. The e in gate can remind you of an entrance.
- People talk about a horse's gait, not gate because a gate is something you open, not something you walk.
- Visualize a gate as something in a fence or wall, an opening to pass through, which is different from the walking speed or style implied by gait.
- To differentiate: Gait (walking style) sounds similar to wait, and you might have to wait for someone with a slow gait; Gate (barrier) sounds like late, and you might be late if the gate is closed.
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