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gait

gait
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [geyt]
    • /geɪt/
    • /ɡeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [geyt]
    • /geɪt/

Definitions of gait word

  • noun gait a manner of walking, stepping, or running. 1
  • noun gait any of the manners in which a horse moves, as a walk, trot, canter, gallop, or rack. 1
  • verb with object gait to teach a specified gait or gaits to (a horse). 1
  • noun gait A person's manner of walking. 1
  • noun gait person 1
  • noun gait horse 1

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Origin of gait

First appearance:

before 1500
One of the 26% oldest English words
1500-10; Scots, Middle English spelling variant of gate1 in various senses

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Gait

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gait popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

gait usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gait

noun gait

  • bearing — Someone's bearing is the way in which they move or stand.
  • canter — When a horse canters, it moves at a speed that is slower than a gallop but faster than a trot.
  • lick — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • march — to touch at the border; border.
  • tread — to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.

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