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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 relates to walking; remember it by thinking of g for going and a walk has a gait.
- Gate is a physical entryway, like the door in a fence; imagine opening a gate to enter or leave a place.
- If you step through something, its likely a gate'.
- A horses movement is described by its gait, whereas entering a garden would require a gate'.
- For animals and humans gait is about their stride or pace.
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