gate
To keep something inside by means of a closed gateTo keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
Meaning
6 senses(transitive)To keep something inside by means of a closed gate.
supply with a gate
(dated, historical, transitive)To punish (a student) by not allowing to leave the college grounds.
(transitive)To open (a closed ion channel).
(transitive)To furnish with a gate.
(transitive)To turn (an image intensifier) on and off selectively, as needed or to avoid damage from excessive light exposure. See autogating.
(transitive)To selectively regulate or restrict (access to something).
Access to the building is gated by a security system.
Examples
685 sentencesHe was standing at the gate.
Він стояв біля ворот. — shanghainese
Tom was waiting at the gate.
Том чекав біля воріт. — deniko
ruТом ждал у ворот. — marafon
The gate needs to be closed.
Ворота повинні бути зачинені. — deniko
ruНужно закрыть ворота. — marafon
Tom tried to fix the gate.
Том намагався полагодити ворота. — deniko
The gate was too narrow for the truck.
Ворота були завузькі для вантажівки. — deniko
ruВорота были слишком узкими для грузовика. — Hellerick
deDas Tor war zu eng für den Lastwagen. — xtofu80
Origin
From Middle English gate (the forms ȝate and ȝeat yielded the dialectal doublet yate), froFrom Middle English gate (the forms ȝate and ȝeat yielded the dialectal doublet yate), from the plural of Old English ġeat (specifically gatu), from Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą (“hole, opening”).
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Forms
gates, gating, gated, gatedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- at the gate
- shut the gate
- open the gate
- the main gate
- close the gate
- lock the gate
- the front gate
- near the gate
- the gate is
- the gate open
- gate is open
- main gate