auto

CEFRA2

/ˈɔːtəʊ/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A car or automobile.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Operating by itself or controlled automatically.

Examples

  • The building you see over there is an auto factory.

  • We supply parts to the auto manufacturer.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈɑ.ɾoʊ̯] ~ /ˈɒ.ɾoʊ̯/
  • [ˈɑ.tʰoʊ̯] ~ /ˈɒ.toʊ̯/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A setting for automatic operation.

  2. Clipping of automobile.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission).

More examples

In context

  • In 1909, his grandfather was the first farmer in the county to buy an auto.

  • It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.

  • My brother is an auto mechanic. He can get me a discount on auto parts.

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Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile.