gap

🇺🇸 /ɡæp/ 🇬🇧 /ɡæp/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
A2

a missing part

There is a gap in the fence where a board fell off.

B1

a space between two things

The cat jumped through the gap in the door.

B1

a break in time

After a gap of five years, they saw each other again.

B1

a difference between things

There is a big gap between what we want and what we can afford.

translation

n. a missing part; a space between two things; a break in time; a difference between things

Word Forms

Plural gaps