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/ɡaʁ/
Translation
train station
Word origin
A back-formation from the verb garer ('to shelter, to dock'), itself from Old French garer ('to protect'), of Frankish origin from the Germanic root waron ('to guard, to take care'). The term came to mean a place where trains are sheltered.
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- waron
- English cognates
- aware, wary
Grammar
Examples
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Let us meet at the station at six o'clock.
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The station is right opposite the hotel.
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There are a lot of people at the station this morning.
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I have to go to the station to catch my train.
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The new station is bigger and brighter.
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