Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: gates
IPA transcription: [ɡ'eɪts]
Pronunciations of gates
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Gates, Bill_Gates, William_Henry_Gates
    Meaning: United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
Usage examples
  • "The gates are shut."
  • They reached the park gates.
  • Was it he who unlocked my gates?"
  • We cannot let him perish at our very gates.
  • "Tom Gates is now free, and can begin life anew."
  • As they were blown, the final gates were pushed aside.
  • Those gates are made of bronze, nearly three feet thick!
  • Tom Gates shrank away from her as if he had been struck.
  • And now they have the gates open, look at the depth of the walls.
  • Nightfall brought General Marlanx in from the camps outside the gates.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mortara case, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Temple Square, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Anfield, License CC BY-SA 4.0