Kilo Lingo

/ˈrəʊbɒt/

Line drawing of robot
Coloured illustration of robot
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Translation

A machine that can move and do work by itself.

Word origin

From Czech robota, meaning hard work, first used for machines in a play of 1920.

Origin
Czech
Root
robota

Grammar

Gender
Pluralrobots

Examples

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A "robot" is a machine that works without a person holding it.

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Robots often appear in stories for children.

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The plural is "robots".

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This word is part of lesson 39.