Collocations for gate - noun
ADJ.
entrance, front, main | back, postern
(in a castle),
(in a castle),
side | inner, outer | double, five-bar/five-barred, portcullis
a wide driveway with double gates
a wide driveway with double gates
great
The great gates of the abbey were shut fast.
The great gates of the abbey were shut fast.
heavy | high | narrow | ornamental | open | iron, metal, steel, wooden, wrought-iron | city, factory, farm, garden, park, prison, school, etc. | security | sluice
QUANT.
set
a set of ornamental gates
a set of ornamental gates
VERB + GATE
open | bar, close, fasten, lock, shut
Don''t forget to shut the gate when you leave. | The defenders had closed and barred all the city gates.
Don''t forget to shut the gate when you leave. | The defenders had closed and barred all the city gates.
go through
Go through the gate and continue down the track.
Go through the gate and continue down the track.
GATE + VERB
open, swing open
The heavy gate swung open.
The heavy gate swung open.
close, shut
The gate shut behind him.
The gate shut behind him.
PREP.
through a/the ~
He led us through a gate into a little garden.
He led us through a gate into a little garden.