gate
gb/ɡˈeɪt/ us/ɡˈeɪt/
A1
Englisch
~ 1900
Bedeutungen
0 Bedeutungen
Nomen
A1
entity
1
Barrier in fence or wall
A door-like part of a fence or wall that you can open or close to go through.
Verwendungsmuster:
to open/close [a gate]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'gate' with 'door'; 'door' is usually part of a building, while 'gate' is part of a fence or outdoor barrier.
Synonyme
barrier (More general; can refer to any obstacle, not just one in a fence or wall.)
Antonyme
opening (Refers to an unobstructed entrance without any barrier.)
Wortverbindungen
open the gate
|close the gate
|garden gate
|front gate
|security gate
Themen
daily life
|construction
|travel
|housing
|daily_life
Beispiele
- She opened the gate to let the dog run into the yard.
- The farm has a wooden gate at the entrance.
- Security guards stood by the main gate of the factory.
- We walked through the iron gate into the park.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Please close the gate after you come in.
- The gate is open.
- I see a big gate at the front of the house.
- We walk through the gate into the garden.
Nomen
A2
entity
2
Boarding area at airport
A place in an airport where you get on or off a plane.
Verwendungsmuster:
wait at [gate number]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may confuse 'gate' with 'terminal'; a terminal is a whole building, while a gate is one specific boarding point.
Synonyme
exit (General term for a way out; not specific to airports.)
Antonyme
runway (The strip where planes take off and land, not where passengers board.)
Wortverbindungen
boarding gate
|departure gate
|gate number
|at the gate
Themen
travel
|transportation
Beispiele
- Our flight leaves from gate 12.
- Passengers should proceed to the boarding gate immediately.
- The announcement said our departure gate has changed.
Beispiele für Lernende
- We wait at gate 5 for our plane.
- The plane is at the gate now.
- Please go to your gate quickly.
Nomen
technical
B2
entity
3
Electronic control switch
A part in electronics that lets signals pass or stops them.
Synonyme
switch (General term; a 'gate' in electronics operates on signal logic rather than manual control.)
Antonyme
conductor (Allows continuous signal flow without control logic.)
Wortverbindungen
logic gate
|AND gate
|OR gate
Themen
technology
|engineering
|science
Beispiele
- The microchip contains millions of logic gates.
- An AND gate outputs high only when both inputs are high.
- Engineers tested the control gates for signal accuracy.
Beispiele für Lernende
- A logic gate controls the signal in a computer.
- This chip has many gates.
- The gate stops the signal when needed.
Nomen
B1
entity
4
(Possible confusion) Walking pattern (gait)
'Gait' means how someone walks. It sounds like 'gate' but is spelled differently.
Häufiger Fehler:
'Gate' is often mistakenly used instead of 'gait' because they sound the same.
Themen
health
|sports
|body
|core_vocabulary
Beispiele
- Her gait was slow after the injury.
Beispiele für Lernende
- He has a fast gait.
Grammatik
Grundform
gate
IPA
GB/ɡˈeɪt/
US/ɡˈeɪt/
Silben & Betonung
gate (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (gate)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: gate
- Plural: gates
Wortfamilie
Forms
gates
noun
Core family
gateway
noun A2
gatekeeper
noun
Related words
gated
adjective
gatehouse
noun
Advanced or less common
gatekeeping
noun
gatecrash
verb
Ausdrücke
at the gates
1/ˈæt ðə ɡˈeɪts/
fixed phrase
Directly outside entrance barrier
Right outside a door, fence, or wall that blocks entry.
Beispiele
- The protesters are at the gates demanding change.
- Our friends were waiting at the gates when we arrived.
gate crash
1/ɡˈeɪt kɹˈæʃ/
phrasal verb
informal
Attend event without invitation
To go to a party or event without being asked or allowed to go.
Beispiele
- They tried to gate crash the wedding but were stopped by security.
- He loves to gate crash parties for fun.
golden gates
1/ɡˈoʊldən ɡˈeɪts/
fixed phrase
literary
Symbolic entrance to heaven
A way of talking about heaven’s entrance in stories or religion.
Beispiele
- He dreamed of walking through the golden gates into paradise.
- The song speaks of meeting again beyond the golden gates.
open the floodgates
1/ˈoʊpən ðə flˈʌdɡˌeɪts/
idiom
Allow something uncontrolled to happen
To let something happen more and more after stopping it before.
Beispiele
- The new policy opened the floodgates to complaints from customers.
- The new law opened the floodgates for foreign investment.
- Once she started talking, it opened the floodgates and she told us everything.
- His confession opened the floodgates for more complaints.