chariot
To ride in a chariotTo ride in a chariot.
» The chariot will depart now to go to the market.
Зараз колесниця вирушить, щоб вийти на ринок. — Ahha
ye3t · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(poetic, rare, transitive)To convey by, or as if by, chariot.
ride in a chariot
(intransitive)To ride in a chariot.
transport in a chariot
Examples
21 sentencesThe chariot will depart now to go to the market.
Зараз колесниця вирушить, щоб вийти на ринок. — Ahha
Cyrus leaps down from his chariot.
This was particularly true of chariot racing.
Performers in chariots rode through the streets.
In a swift chariot he crosses the ranks.
Origin
From Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carruFrom Middle English chariot, from Old French chariot, from char (“cart”), from Latin carrus (“wagon”), itself borrowed from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós. Displaced native Old English hrædwæġn (literally “fast wagon”).
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Forms
chariots, charioting, charioted, chariotedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle