noun

car

car, automobile

I drive my car to work.

I drive my car to work.

She bought a new red car.

She bought a new red car.

((a/the/my + car)) a road vehicle with an engine and four wheels I drive my car to work.

Synonyms: automobile, vehicle, motor

From Latin 'carrus', meaning a wheeled vehicle. This evolved through words for wagons and carriages to mean the modern automobile.

One of the first English words learners encounter. Just picture the vehicle you see on the road every day.

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