Auto
adj, name, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 Clipping of automobile. abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, clipping, countable, uncountable
"My brother is an auto mechanic. He can get me a discount on auto parts."
- 2 An autorickshaw. India
"Users are often unable to note down the number of the taxi or the auto as the driver will just zoom past."
- 3 a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine wordnet
- 4 A setting for automatic operation. uncountable
"Put it on auto."
- 5 An automatic gearbox/transmission. countable, uncountable
"A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes."
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- 6 A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission. countable, uncountable
"It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand)."
- 1 To travel by automobile. dated, intransitive
"The food was excellent and well served, and it recalled the Norman cities he had autoed to."
- 1 Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission). abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable
"It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally."
- 1 An unincorporated community in West Virginia.
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More examples"We supply parts to the auto manufacturer."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile.
Clipping of autorickshaw, from Hindi ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā).
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