Sports / A2

SKAYT/skeɪt/

Skate means move on ice or a smooth floor with skates: skate on the lake, ice-skate, skate in the park. Ski is on snow with long boards. Skates are the boots. Past: skated. Do not write skate when you mean ski, or scare (frighten).

Meaning

To move on ice or on a smooth floor wearing skates.

Examples

• “They skated on the frozen lake in January.”
• “We hired skates and skated round the rink.”
• “She learnt to skate when she was six.”

Good to know

skate on ice / a rink. Contrast: ski (snow). Past: skated. Related: ice skates.

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