gate
Translation
gate, departure gate, attendance
Examples
Please close the garden gate.
Please close the garden gate.
Our flight leaves from gate 23.
Our flight leaves from gate 23.
The match had a gate of 50,000.
The match had a gate of 50,000.
Grammar Patterns
(countable noun) used as a subject or object Please close the garden gate.
Similar Words
Synonyms: door, entrance, barrier
Etymology
From Old English 'geat', meaning 'gate, door, opening'.
Memory Tips
Picture a garden gate, then an airport gate, and finally the 'gate' (attendance) at a sports game to remember the different meanings.