auto
A setting for automatic operationA setting for automatic operation.
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» Tom went to an auto parts store to buy something for his car.
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5 senses(uncountable)A setting for automatic operation.
Put it on auto.
(countable, uncountable)An automatic gearbox/transmission.
A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.
(countable, uncountable)A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.
It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).
(India)An autorickshaw.
Users are often unable to note down the number of the taxi or the auto as the driver will just zoom past.
A genre of dramatic literature.
- a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
Examples
56 sentencesTom went to an auto parts store to buy something for his car.
Do you trust your auto mechanic?
deVertraust du deinem Kfz-Mechaniker? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How long have you been an auto mechanic?
Tom was an auto mechanic.
ruТом был автомехаником. — Wezel
Tom is an auto mechanic.
Origin
Clipping of autorickshaw. Borrowed from Spanish auto.Forms
plural: autosSynonyms
5 synonyms- a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine:carautomobilemachinemotorcar
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.