Gate

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 Suffix

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English geat.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɡeɪt/

Noun

gate (Plural: gates)

1. A door-like structure outside a house.
2. doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
3. (computing) A logical pathway made up of switches which turn on or off. Examples are and, or, nand etc. Also called logic gate.
4. (cricket) The gap between a batsman's bat and pad
5. the amount of money made by selling tickets to a concert or a sports event

Translations

• Chinese: 門/门 (men), 大門/大门, 入口, 籬笆门/篱笆门 (libamen)
• Estonian: värav
• German: Tor n (1,2)
• Hawaiian: puka
• Hebrew: שער m
• Hungarian: kapu
• Japanese: 門 (もん, mon), 扉 (とびら, tobira)
• Latin: porta f
• Portuguese: portão m

Verb

1. To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
2. To ground someone.

Suffix

See -gate

ang:gate fr:gate it:gate hu:gate ru:gate fi:gate ta:gate zh:gate