station

A1 Topic:Transportation

US /ˈsteɪʃən/ UK /ˈsteɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #794

Meanings

1

noun
A place where trains or buses stop so passengers can get on and off.

The next station is Esperanza.
2

noun
A building or place set up for a particular service or purpose.

They stopped at a gas station to fill up the car.
3

noun
A place where people such as police or firefighters are based.

The police station is opposite the fire station.
4

verb
To send someone to a particular place to do a job.

The host stationed me at the front door to greet visitors.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

affix anchor appoint base deploy deposit embed establish fix graft imbed install

Opposites

displace remove

Word family

Forms stationedstationingstations

Derived forms misstationrestation

Related forms move

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Phrases (8)

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leave the station
depart from a station

Verb + noun
busy station
a station with heavy passenger traffic

Adjective + noun
local station
a station serving the immediate neighbourhood or town

Adjective + noun
main station
the principal station in a town or city

Adjective + noun
underground station
a metro or subway station located below ground level

Adjective + noun
reach the station
arrive at a station, typically after hurrying

Verb + noun

Idioms (1)

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above one's station
behaving as if you belong to a higher social class or rank than you do

Etymology

From Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”), whence also Italian stazione. Doublet of stagione. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), στάσις (stásis), Old English standan (whence English stand).

*steh₂- Proto-Indo-European stacioun Middle English estation xno statiōnem Latin

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Topics

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# station

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈsteɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsteɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 794

## Meanings
1. A place where trains or buses stop so passengers can get on and off.
2. A building or place set up for a particular service or purpose.
3. A place where people such as police or firefighters are based.
4. To send someone to a particular place to do a job.

## Examples
- The next station is Esperanza.
- They stopped at a gas station to fill up the car.
- The police station is opposite the fire station.
- The host stationed me at the front door to greet visitors.

## Synonyms
- affix
- anchor
- appoint
- base
- deploy
- deposit
- embed
- establish
- fix
- graft
- imbed
- install

## Antonyms
- displace
- remove

## Derived Forms
- misstation
- restation

## Related Forms
- move

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *steh₂-
- Root: stacioun
- Root: estation
- Root: statiōnem

## Etymology
From Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”), whence also Italian stazione. Doublet of stagione. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), στάσις (stásis), Old English standan (whence English stand).

## AI Etymology
Station is from Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”), whence also Italian stazione. Doublet of stagione. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), στάσις (stásis), Old English standan (whence English stand). In present-day use, it can mean a place where trains or buses stop so passengers can get on and off, or a building or place set up for a particular service or purpose.

## Topics
- Transportation

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