auto

Meaning

Adj

Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission).

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, clipping, countable, uncountable) Clipping of automobile.
2. (uncountable) A setting for automatic operation.
3. (countable, uncountable) An automatic gearbox/transmission.
4. (countable, uncountable) A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.

Verb

To travel by automobile.

Noun

An autorickshaw.

Opposite of

manual

Synonyms

car

🚗

automobile

motorcar

automatic

motor car

machine

vehicle

motor-car

offhand

private car

self

self-acting

single-minded

tram

🚊

voice mail

wain

auto mechanic

Wain

self-actuating

auto-

cart

chariot

coach

instrument

jamjar

motor vehicle

Translations

coche

🚗

Auto

🚗

automobile

automóvil

auto

🚗

auto

🚗

auto

voiture

🚗

automóvel

automobile

macchina

cotxe

automòbil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔːtəʊ/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”), metanalyzed from auto- in words such as automatic, autopilot, and automobile.