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Plural of gap

regular plural

The plural of gap is gaps.

Forms of gap

Singulargap /ɡæp/
Pluralgaps /ɡæps/
Countablecountable

Gaps in a sentence

  • Find words to fill the gaps in an incomplete sentence.
  • The robe gaps open at the waist, breasts spilling out of a lacy bra that looks like she might have had it since her college days.2007 July [2006], Jeanne C. Stein, Blood Drive (Anna Strong; 2), →ISBN, page 60
  • Lexical gaps are called accidental because their existence is by accident; it is not essential.From the entry accident
  • The trees had various leans toward gaps in the canopy.From the entry lean
  • Gaps between paving slabs allow rainwater to soak away.From the entry soak away

Meaning of gap

  1. noun An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.
  2. noun An opening allowing passage or entrance.
  3. noun An opening that implies a breach or defect.

Full definition of gap

Questions about the plural of gap

What is the plural of gap?
The plural of gap is gaps.
Is gap countable?
Gap is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: gap (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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