GAIT Meaning of GAIT in English gait /ɡeɪt/ BrE AmE noun [singular] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: gate 'way' (13-21 centuries) , from Old Norse gata 'road' ] the way someone walks:a slow shuffling gait Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012