gap

CEFRA2

/ɡæp/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An empty space between two things or groups.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An opening allowing passage or entrance.

Examples

  • Extra funding is needed to plug the gap.

  • The cat went through a gap in the fence.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ɡap/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An opening that implies a breach or defect.

  2. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

  3. A vacant space or time.

More examples

In context

  • There is a wide gap in the opinions between the two students.

  • He made a gap in the fence by kicking at a weak spot.

  • There is a gap between the roof and the gutter.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”). Related to Danish gab (“an expanse, space, gap”), Old English ġeap (“open space, expanse”). Doublet of gape.