"gap" meaning in All languages combined

See gap on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡæp/ Audio: en-us-gap.ogg [US], EN-AU ck1 gap.ogg [Australia] Forms: gap [singular], gaps [plural]
enPR: gap Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A gap is a difference in the level of two groups.
    Sense id: simple-gap-en-noun-OLMy5S56
  2. A gap is a small space or a short time between two things.
    Sense id: simple-gap-en-noun-nazYQSwm
  3. A gap is missing space, time, information, etc.
    Sense id: simple-gap-en-noun-~eicHsWP
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        {
          "text": "The money is to help bridge the gap between rich schools and poor schools."
        },
        {
          "text": "The gender gap in education is widening; fewer girls are going to school."
        },
        {
          "text": "The plan should narrow the growing gap between what students know and what businesses want."
        },
        {
          "text": "The company has closed the wage gap by raising women's salaries."
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        {
          "text": "Watch the gap between the platform and the train."
        },
        {
          "text": "There was a two-hour gap between when he arrived and the meeting time."
        },
        {
          "text": "Josh is one student who fell through the gaps and never learned to read."
        }
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        "A gap is a small space or a short time between two things."
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We don't know exactly what happened, but the new information will help us fill in some gaps in the story."
        },
        {
          "text": "There are still some gaps in the budget, but most things have been paid for."
        }
      ],
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        "A gap is missing space, time, information, etc."
      ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡæp/"
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        "US"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
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        {
          "text": "The money is to help bridge the gap between rich schools and poor schools."
        },
        {
          "text": "The gender gap in education is widening; fewer girls are going to school."
        },
        {
          "text": "The plan should narrow the growing gap between what students know and what businesses want."
        },
        {
          "text": "The company has closed the wage gap by raising women's salaries."
        }
      ],
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        "A gap is a difference in the level of two groups."
      ],
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        "Countable nouns"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Watch the gap between the platform and the train."
        },
        {
          "text": "There was a two-hour gap between when he arrived and the meeting time."
        },
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          "text": "Josh is one student who fell through the gaps and never learned to read."
        }
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        "A gap is a small space or a short time between two things."
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          "text": "We don't know exactly what happened, but the new information will help us fill in some gaps in the story."
        },
        {
          "text": "There are still some gaps in the budget, but most things have been paid for."
        }
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      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɡæp/"
    },
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        "US"
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    },
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