van

A2 Topic:Transportation

US /væn/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like than /ð/ vs /v/ Sounds like ban /v/ vs /b/

Freq #1317

Meanings

1

noun
A covered road vehicle, larger than a car, used for carrying goods or groups of people.

The workers loaded their tools into the back of the van.
2

verb
To carry something or someone in a van.

The horses were vanned to the race track early in the morning.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a covered road vehicle,... minivanminibus

Word family

Forms vans

Derived forms e-vanmotor-vanvan-couriervan-draggervan-draggingvan-girlvanily

Related forms lorry transit truck vane

Etymology

From Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).

Van Turkish وان ota Վան axm

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# van

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /væn/
**Frequency rank:** 1317

## Meanings
1. A covered road vehicle, larger than a car, used for carrying goods or groups of people.
2. To carry something or someone in a van.

## Examples
- The workers loaded their tools into the back of the van.
- The horses were vanned to the race track early in the morning.

## Derived Forms
- e-van
- motor-van
- van-courier
- van-dragger
- van-dragging
- van-girl
- vanily

## Related Forms
- lorry
- transit
- truck
- vane

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Van
- Root: وان
- Root: Վան

## Etymology
From Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van).

## AI Etymology
Van is from Turkish Van, from Ottoman Turkish وان (Van), from Middle Armenian Վան (Van). The historical line also includes Turkish Van, ota وان, axm Վան. In present-day use, it can mean a covered road vehicle, larger than a car, used for carrying goods or groups of people, or to carry something or someone in a van. Derived formations include e-van, motor-van, van-courier, van-dragger, van-dragging, van-girl, vanily.

## Topics
- Transportation

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