Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gates

/ɡeɪts/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: gates
IPA: /ɡeɪts/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of gate

name

A topographic surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"With TikTok's future now increasingly unclear, and Facebook reporting a stronger than expected performance in Q2, Zuckerberg is now a centibillionaire, joining Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates in the $100 billion club, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index."

Etymology

From gate. A topographic name for someone who lived by the gates of a medieval walled town.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gateses (plural)

Derived Forms

Gatesian Gatesville

Phrases

Gates County

Frequently Paired Words

Gaetz Gate

Homonyms

gaits gates Gaetz

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce gates?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡeɪts/.
What does gates mean?: plural of gate
Where does gates come from?: From gate. A topographic name for someone who lived by the gates of a medieval walled town.

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