Word a Day
gap
What does gap mean?
gap (noun): an opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use gap in a sentence?
- He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce gap?
/ɡæp/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does gap come from?
Inherited from Middle English gap / gappe, from Old Norse gap (“an empty space, gap, chasm”), from gapa (“to gape, scream”), from Proto-Germanic *gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to open wide, gape”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “gap” mean?
a group of people living in a particular local area
Not quite: that's what community means.
the time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced
Not quite: that's what future means.
an opening in anything, made by breaking or parting
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a language unit by which a person or thing is known
Not quite: that's what name means.
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