Meaning

1 senses

  1. To travel or transport in a small van.

Examples

39 sentences

  1. I need to borrow your minivan.

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  2. Tom slept in the back of the minivan.

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  3. Tom saw a black minivan parked in front of his house.

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  4. Tom drives a minivan.

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  5. Tom has a minivan.

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Origin

From mini- + van. First widely used in the 1980s, when this class of vehicles became widel

From mini- + van. First widely used in the 1980s, when this class of vehicles became widely popular as an alternative to station wagons (estate cars). Attested earlier in technical usage, usually as mini-van.

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Forms

minivans, minivanning, minivanned, minivanned
Base formminivan · to minivan
3rd person singularminivans
Present participleminivanning
Past simpleminivanned
Past participleminivanned

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyminivan
he, she, itminivans

Past simpleLesson

all personsminivanned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave minivanned
he, she, ithas minivanned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill minivan

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

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