wagon
To load into a wagon in preparation for transportationTo load into a wagon in preparation for transportation; to transport by means of a wagon.
» My father is on the wagon.
Mein Vater rührt keinen Tropfen mehr an. — Esperantostern
Мой отец в фургоне. — Netka
Мой отец в завязке. — Ooneykcall
Мій батько непитущий. — deniko
qdii · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(US, transitive)To load into a wagon in preparation for transportation; to transport by means of a wagon.
(US, intransitive)To travel in a wagon.
Examples
63 sentencesMy father is on the wagon.
Мій батько непитущий. — deniko
ruМой отец в фургоне. — Netka
deMein Vater rührt keinen Tropfen mehr an. — Esperantostern
Does Tom drive a station wagon?
Tom loaded coal on his wagon.
Does Tom still drive a station wagon?
Tom drives a truck and his wife drives a station wagon.
deTom fährt einen Lkw, und seine Frau fährt einen Kombi. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Borrowed from Middle Dutch wagen, from Old Dutch *wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, fBorrowed from Middle Dutch wagen, from Old Dutch *wagan, from Proto-West Germanic *wagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (“wagon”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to transport”). Generally displaced native cognate wain, from Old English wæġn, of which it is a doublet. Related also to way, weigh.
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Forms
wagons, wagoning, wagoned, wagonedLessons 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
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.