gait
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gait¹
- /ɡeɪt/ US, UK
- /ɡæɪt/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ɡet/ Scotland
- /ɡeit/ Wales
Sounds like gate (pane–pain merger) · Rhymes with -eɪt
Where it comes from
From a specialised use of gate (“way, manner, behaviour, habit", properly "way, path, street, journey”), from Middle English gate (“way, path, road, street”), from Old Norse gata (“path, lane, alley, road”), from Proto-Germanic *gatwǭ (“passageway, street”). Doublet of gate.
noun gaits
- A manner of walking or stepping; a bearing or carriage while moving on legs. Carrying a heavy suitcase, he had a lopsided gait.
- One of the distinct patterns of locomotion exhibited by a horse, occurring either naturally or as a result of training.
Similar: gait
verb gaits · gaiting · gaited
- To teach a specific gait to a horse.
gait²
- /ɡeɪt/ US, UK
- /ɡæɪt/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ɡet/ Scotland
- /ɡeit/ Wales
Sounds like gate (pane–pain merger) · Rhymes with -eɪt
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pace, step, walk, stride, steppage, carriage, approach, demarche, démarche, swagger, process, trot, antalgic, apraxia, ataxia, tread
noun
Similar: gait
noun
Similar: gait
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noun horse's way of moving
| 中文 | 步法 bùfǎ |
|---|---|
| Português | porte |
| Français | allure |
| Deutsch | Gangart, Gangbild |
| Italiano | andatura, falcata |
| Русский | аллю́р alljúr |
noun manner of walking
| Español | zancada, andadura, andares, andar, caminar, caminado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 걸음걸이 georeumgeori |
| 日本語 | 足取り ashidori |
| 中文 | 步態 /步态 bùtài |
| Português | andar, andadura, porte |
| Français | démarche |
| Deutsch | Gang, Gangart, Gangweise, Gehweise |
| Italiano | camminata, andamento, postura, portamento |
| Română | pas, mers |
| Русский | похо́дка poxódka, по́ступь póstupʹ, ходьба́ xodʹbá, шаг šag |
Talk about this word "gait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gait. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gait. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gait "gait." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gait.Cite this
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title = {gait},
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