gate - English word #695

Translation

A door in a fence or wall that you open to go into or out of a garden or field.

Word origin

From Old English geat, meaning an opening or a door in a wall or fence.

Gender

Pluralgates

Please shut behind .

"Gate" is the door in the fence around the garden.

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"Gates" is the plural, meaning more than one gate.

through .

Here "gate" is the way in and out of the garden.

garden

A piece of ground next to a house where you grow flowers, grass, or food.

door

The flat part you open and close to go into or out of a room, building, or car.

house

A building where people live, usually a home for one family.

wall

A tall, flat side of a room or building, or one that stands outside.

open

To move something so that it is no longer shut.

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