Слово англійською: gap

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gap

noun
/ɡæp/
  1. a space where something is missing
    • Extra funding is needed to plug the gap.
    • gap in something Fill the gaps in these sentences.
    • There are huge gaps in their knowledge.
    • His death left an enormous gap in my life.
    • There were several gaps in my education.
    • We think we've identified a gap in the market (= a business opportunity to make or sell something that is not yet available).
  2. a space between two things or in the middle of something, especially because there is a part missing
    • There should be a six-inch gap at the bottom.
    • gap in something a gap in a hedge
    • gap between A and B Leave a gap between your car and the next.
    • through a gap I managed to squeeze through the gap.
  3. a period of time when something stops, or between two events
    • gap in something a gap in the conversation
    • gap between A and B He wrote his first novel in the gap between school and university.
    • gap of something They met again after a gap of twenty years.
    • There’s a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages).
  4. a difference that separates people, or their opinions, situation, etc.
    • A huge gap has opened up between expectations and what is deliverable.
    • The only way to close this gap is to innovate.
    • gap between A and B the gap between rich and poor
    • the gap between theory and practice
    • to bridge the gap between urban and rural communities
    see also credibility, gender gap, generation gap, pay gap, wage gap
  5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse, ‘chasm’; related to gape.
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