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- [kahr]
- /kɑr/
- /kɑː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kahr]
- /kɑr/
Definitions of car word
- noun car a self-propelled road vehicle designed to carry passengers, esp one with four wheels that is powered by an internal-combustion engine 4
- countable noun car A car is a motor vehicle with room for a small number of passengers. 3
- countable noun car A car is one of the separate sections of a train. 3
- countable noun car Railway carriages are called cars when they are used for a particular purpose. 3
- noun car (as modifier) 3
- noun car a conveyance for passengers, freight, etc, such as a cable car or the carrier of an airship or balloon 3
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Origin of car
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English carre < Anglo-French < Late Latin carra (feminine singular), Latin carra, neuter plural of carrum, variant of carrus < Celtic; compare Old Irish carr wheeled vehicle
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Parts of speech for Car
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
car popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
car usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for car
noun car
- wagon — any of various kinds of four-wheeled vehicles designed to be pulled or having its own motor and ranging from a child's toy to a commercial vehicle for the transport of heavy loads, delivery, etc.
- van — Value Added Network
- auto — an automobile
- bus — A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers from one place to another. Buses drive along particular routes, and you have to pay to travel in them.
- ride — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
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