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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ɡeɪt/
gait means: The way a person or animal walks or moves on its legs.
noun
WALKING STYLEC1
The way a person or animal walks or moves on its legs.
- He walked with an unsteady gait.
- Her confident gait made her easy to recognise.
- The doctor checked whether his gait had changed.
HORSE MOVEMENTC2
One of the ways a horse moves its legs, such as walking, trotting, or galloping.
- The horse changed its gait.
- A trot is a faster gait than a walk.
- The rider practised moving smoothly between different gaits.
verb
TRAIN HORSE MOVEMENTC2
To train a horse to move its legs in a particular way.
- She knows how to gait a horse.
- The trainer gaited the mare for a smoother ride.
- They hired an expert to gait their young horses.
Questions about gait
What does gait mean?
The way a person or animal walks or moves on its legs.
What is gait in other languages?
Türkçe: yürüyüş · Español: andar · Français: démarche · Deutsch: Gang · Italiano: andatura · 日本語: 歩き方
How do you pronounce gait?
It is pronounced /ɡeɪt/.
How do you use gait in a sentence?
He walked with an unsteady gait. Her confident gait made her easy to recognise.
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