"auto" meaning in English

See auto in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɔː.təʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɔt.oʊ/ [General-American], [ˈɔɾoʊ] [General-American], /ˈɑ.toʊ/ [cot-caught-merger], [ˈɑɾoʊ] [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-auto.wav , en-us-otto.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔːtəʊ Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|αὐτός|t=self}} Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} auto (not comparable)
  1. (automotive) Clipping of automatic. (of a gearbox/transmission) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable Alternative form of: automatic (extra: of a gearbox/transmission) Categories (topical): Automotive, Vehicles
    Sense id: en-auto-en-adj-H1BBZVLJ Disambiguation of Vehicles: 29 4 2 29 24 10 2 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔː.təʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɔt.oʊ/ [General-American], [ˈɔɾoʊ] [General-American], /ˈɑ.toʊ/ [cot-caught-merger], [ˈɑɾoʊ] [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-auto.wav , en-us-otto.ogg Forms: autos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːtəʊ Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|αὐτός|t=self}} Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} auto (countable and uncountable, plural autos)
  1. (now chiefly attributive) Clipping of automobile. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, clipping, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: automobile
    Sense id: en-auto-en-noun-en:automobile
  2. (uncountable) A setting for automatic operation. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: automatic
    Sense id: en-auto-en-noun-sZO7DXh4
  3. (automotive) An automatic gearbox/transmission. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Automotive, Vehicles
    Sense id: en-auto-en-noun-vJX1YKrd Disambiguation of Vehicles: 29 4 2 29 24 10 2 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  4. (automotive) A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Automotive, Vehicles
    Sense id: en-auto-en-noun-lybNUJCa Disambiguation of Vehicles: 29 4 2 29 24 10 2 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: automobile [attributive] [automobile, automotive, vehicles, transport], car [attributive] [automobile, automotive, vehicles, transport], motorcar [attributive] [automobile, automotive, vehicles, transport], motor [attributive] [automobile, automotive, vehicles, transport]

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔː.təʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɔt.oʊ/ [General-American], [ˈɔɾoʊ] [General-American], /ˈɑ.toʊ/ [cot-caught-merger], [ˈɑɾoʊ] [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-auto.wav , en-us-otto.ogg Forms: autos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːtəʊ Etymology: Clipping of autorickshaw, from Hindi ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|autorickshaw}} Clipping of autorickshaw, {{der|en|hi|ऑटो रिक्शा}} Hindi ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā) Head templates: {{en-noun}} auto (plural autos)
  1. (India) An autorickshaw. Tags: India Related terms: tuk-tuk
    Sense id: en-auto-en-noun-r1-B7Ws9 Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 6 16 12 34 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɔː.təʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɔt.oʊ/ [General-American], [ˈɔɾoʊ] [General-American], /ˈɑ.toʊ/ [cot-caught-merger], [ˈɑɾoʊ] [cot-caught-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-auto.wav , en-us-otto.ogg Forms: autos [present, singular, third-person], autoing [participle, present], autoed [participle, past], autoed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːtəʊ Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|αὐτός|t=self}} Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} auto (third-person singular simple present autos, present participle autoing, simple past and past participle autoed)
  1. (intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile. Tags: dated, intransitive
    Sense id: en-auto-en-verb-Bo-fGgNK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːtəʊ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Otto"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "otto (cot–caught merger)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "auto"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English clippings",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Hindi",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 25 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔːtəʊ",
    "Rhymes:English/ɔːtəʊ/2 syllables",
    "en:Vehicles"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "autorickshaw"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of autorickshaw",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hi",
        "3": "ऑटो रिक्शा"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of autorickshaw, from Hindi ऑटो रिक्शा (ŏṭo rikśā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "autos",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "auto (plural autos)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "au‧to"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "tuk-tuk"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Indian English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Users are often unable to note down the number of the taxi or the auto as the driver will just zoom past.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An autorickshaw."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "autorickshaw",
          "autorickshaw"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(India) An autorickshaw."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔː.təʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔt.oʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔɾoʊ]",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑ.toʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɑɾoʊ]",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-auto.wav",
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    },
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/07/En-us-otto.ogg/En-us-otto.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/En-us-otto.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːtəʊ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Otto"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "otto (cot–caught merger)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "auto"
}

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