Meaning

6 senses
  1. (Canada, Scotland, South Africa, US)An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.

    He is going to Westminster by subway.

    U-Bahn, Metro, U-Bahn

    метро́metró, метрополите́нmetropolitɛ́n, подзе́мкаpodzémka

    метро́metró

    an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

  2. (Canada, Scotland, South Africa, US)A train that runs on such an underground railway.

  3. (Canada, US)A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.

  4. (UK)An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

    Unterführung

    подзе́мный перехо́дpodzémnyj perexód

    підзе́мний перехі́дpidzémnyj perexíd

  5. An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.

  6. An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).

Examples

262 sentences
  1. Where is the nearest subway station?

    Де найближча станція метро?

    ruГде ближайшая станция метро?

    deWo ist die nächste Metrostation?

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  2. His house is near the subway.

    Його будинок знаходиться поруч із метро.

    ruУ него дом рядом с метро.

    deSein Haus ist in der Nähe der U-Bahn.

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  3. Do you have a subway map?

    У тебе є карта метро?

    ruУ вас есть карта метро?

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  4. We can get there by subway.

    Ми туди можемо доїхати на метро.

    ruМы можем добраться туда на метро.

    deWir können mit der U-Bahn hinfahren.

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  5. Tom left his briefcase on the subway.

    Том лишив портфель у метро.

    ruТом оставил свой портфель в метро.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
underground railway:
underground walkway:
Русский
By meaning 2
underground railway:
underground walkway:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
underground railway:
underground walkway:

Origin

From sub- + way.

From sub- + way.

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Forms

plural: subways
Singularsubway
Pluralsubways

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedsubwayless

Collocations

6 patterns
  • subway station
  • on the subway
  • the subway station
  • take the subway
  • ride the subway
  • to the subway

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
subway — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto