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- [gap]
- /gæp/
- /ɡæp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gap]
- /gæp/
Definitions of gap word
- noun gap a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap. 1
- verb with object gap to make a gap, opening, or breach in. 1
- verb without object gap to come open or apart; form or show a gap. 1
- noun gap A break or hole in an object or between two objects. 1
- noun gap opening, break 1
- noun gap time interval 1
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Origin of gap
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Old Norse gap chasm
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Gap
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gap popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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".
gap usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gap
noun gap
- rift — an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
Antonyms for gap
noun gap
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- juncture — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
- likeness — a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
- sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
- similarity — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
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