Transcription
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- [kohch]
- /koʊtʃ/
- /kəʊtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kohch]
- /koʊtʃ/
Definitions of coaches word
- noun coaches a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed. 1
- noun coaches a public motorbus. 1
- noun coaches Railroads. day coach. 1
- noun coaches Also called air coach. a class of airline travel providing less luxurious accommodations than first class at a lower fare. 1
- noun coaches a person who trains an athlete or a team of athletes: a football coach. 1
- noun coaches a private tutor who prepares a student for an examination. 1
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Origin of coaches
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; 1840-50 for sense “tutor”; earlier coche(e) < Middle French coche < German Kotsche, Kutsche < Hungarian kocsi, short for kocsi szekér cart of Kocs, town on the main road between Vienna and Budapest; senses referring to tutoring, from the conception of the tutor as one who carries the student through examinations
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Parts of speech for Coaches
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
coaches popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for coaches
noun coaches
- carriages — Plural form of carriage.
- buses — a large motor vehicle, having a long body, equipped with seats or benches for passengers, usually operating as part of a scheduled service; omnibus.
- cars — Plural form of car.
- chaises — Plural form of chaise.
- charabancs — Plural form of charabanc.
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