Kilo Lingo

car

/kɑː/

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Translation

A road vehicle with four wheels and an engine that carries a small number of people.

Word origin

Comes from the Old French 'carre', meaning a wheeled vehicle or cart.

Origin
Old French
Root
carre

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcars

Examples

drove red .

Here 'car' means the vehicle they used to travel.

bag .

Here 'car' means the inside space of the vehicle.

.

Here 'cars' is the plural, meaning more than one vehicle.

A car is a small road vehicle with an engine and four wheels. Most cars carry one driver and a few other people from place to place.

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This word is part of lesson 5.