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/baɪk/

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Meaning

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

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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.

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

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This word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 7: bike, rip, mayor and 7 more words.