Learner’s Word of the Day=> Gap

An English Language
Learner’s Word of the Day

gap   

 

Function: noun [count]

Plural: gaps

Meanings:
1 a : a space between two people or things
Examples:
<The child had a gap between her two front teeth.>
<The gap between the lead runner and the rest of the field continued to widen.>

1 b : a hole or space where something is missing
Example:
<The sheep got through a gap in the fence.>

2 : a missing part
Examples:
<There are unexplained gaps in his story.>
<The class filled in the gaps in my knowledge of biology.>

3 : a part or period in which nothing happens
Example:
<She had taken several years off to raise a family, so there was a large gap in her work history.>

4 : a difference between two people, groups, or things — often followed bybetween 
Examples:
<There is a widening gap between the rich and the poor.>
<We hope to close the gap betweenwell-funded suburban schools and the struggling schools in poorer communities.>
<His work bridges the gap betweenpopular fiction and serious literature. [=his work has qualities of both popular fiction and serious literature]>