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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 has an i, like stride, which is also related to walking.
- Gate has an e, like entrance or exit, which is what you use a gate for.
- Imagine a gate blocking your path; if you cant walk through it, you need a good gait' to take you around it.
- Think of gait as the style of walking, where gate is something you walk through.
- Both gait and walk have the letter a, linking gait to walking. But a gate is a thing with a handle, unlike gait, which you cannot hold.
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