Kilo Lingo

bike

/baɪk/

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Translation

A vehicle with two wheels that you sit on and move by pushing the pedals.

Word origin

A short form of bicycle, from Latin bi two and Greek kuklos wheel or circle.

Origin
Greek
Root
bicycle

Grammar

Gender
Pluralbikes

Examples

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"Bike" is the vehicle with two wheels.

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"Bikes" is the plural, meaning more than one bike.

along .

Here "bike" is what I ride on the road.

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This word is part of lesson 12.