gate
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
How often you will meet it
Rank 901 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,442 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs also: logic gate
- total admission receipts at a sports event
- passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark
verb
- supply with a gate The house was gated
- control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate
- restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
gate in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And she turned away, and through a gate into the meadow.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1
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They could see the two ponies hitched at the front gate.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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By and by Kit said, "I see our house"; and Kat said, "I see Mother at the gate."
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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As he entered the house in Queen's Gate, a mirrored image of himself made him uneasy about his costume.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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As soon as she appeared, he left his post, and hurried fast enough to meet her at the gate of the Place.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1