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# car

«car» in Mova's school dictionary: **a machine with four wheels and an engine that people…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (car, cars)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A car is a machine with four wheels and an engine that people drive on roads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#m1)

2) A car is one part of a train, like a dining car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#m2)

3) A car can be the part of a lift or a cable car that carries people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#m3)

4) (casual) Slang words for a car: «wheels», «ride», «motor» (UK), «ute» (Australia, NZ: a small truck), «banger» or «clunker» (an old car). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#m4)

5) (casual) «Carpool», «car share» mean going together in one car; «car boot sale» (UK) is a market sold from car boots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#m5)

6) (rude) «Get in the bloody car!» is everyday grumbling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#m6)

7) (formal) Exams and notices say «motor vehicle», «automobile» (USA), «passenger vehicle», «seating capacity» and «fuel consumption». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

things counted (cars, wheels, seats), or a ride with distance, speed and gas; in safety lessons, seat belts and crossing roads; phrases «by car», «car park», «car seat», «get in the car», «electric car», «car boot», «car sick»; in casual talk «nice wheels», «my old banger», «can I get a ride?», «shotgun!» (I sit in the front); in rough talk «get in the bloody car, we're late»; in the exam voice «a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of 5», «fuel consumption per 100 kilometres»

### examples

- There are 9 cars. How many wheels? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#x1)
- Each car holds 5 people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#x2)
- The car goes 60 miles an hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#x3)
- Always wear your seat belt in the car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#x4)
- We went to the beach by car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#x5)
- The train has 8 cars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#x6)
- Look both ways for cars before you cross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#x7)
- Small children ride in a car seat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#x8)
- Shotgun! I'm in the front. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#x9)
- Get in the bloody car, we're late! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#x10)
- Dad's old banger broke down again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#x11)
- Each motor vehicle has a seating capacity of 5 persons. Determine the number of vehicles required to convey 23 persons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/#x12)

### note

Cars have 4 wheels each; people ÷ seats per car, rounded up. Trap: a train car is one part of a train. Distance = speed × time. «motor vehicle» and «automobile» in an exam mean car; «seating capacity» is how many people fit. «wheels» in slang may mean a car, not 4 wheels. Safety: always buckle up, and never play near parked cars.

### In the corpora

- [Some families pay children for extra jobs, like washing the car, but tidying your own room is just part of living together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/9/)
- [Most adults have some, like a mortgage or a car loan, and planned debt can be fine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/1/)
- [A speed camera photographs cars going over the limit, and the driver must pay a fine and may get points on their licence.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/15/)
- [Speed limits exist because faster cars cause worse accidents, especially near schools and homes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/30-police-courts-and-prison/16/)
- [Most of the time it goes smoothly, but small things like a hedge or a parked car can grow into big rows.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «car» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/car/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.