vehicle

A2 Topic:Transportation

US /ˈvi.ə.kəl/ UK /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #2246

Meanings

1

noun
A machine, such as a car, bus, or truck, used to carry people or goods from place to place.

Every vehicle on the road must be properly insured.
2

noun
A means of expressing, achieving, or spreading something.

Their newspaper became a vehicle for their political views.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

conveyancevahan

Word family

Forms vehicles

Derived forms e-vehiclein-vehiclestar-vehiclevehicular

Related forms vectorvectorialvectorisevectorize

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Phrases (1)

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passenger vehicle
a vehicle used to carry people, especially in public transport

Noun + noun

Simplified etymology

Vehicle entered English in the early 17th century from Latin vehiculum, derived from vehere, “to carry.”

Etymology

Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”).

*weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Transportation

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# vehicle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈvi.ə.kəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/
**Frequency rank:** 2246

## Meanings
1. A machine, such as a car, bus, or truck, used to carry people or goods from place to place.
2. A means of expressing, achieving, or spreading something.

## Examples
- Every vehicle on the road must be properly insured.
- Their newspaper became a vehicle for their political views.

## Synonyms
- conveyance
- vahan

## Derived Forms
- e-vehicle
- in-vehicle
- star-vehicle
- vehicular

## Related Forms
- vector
- vectorial
- vectorise
- vectorize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weǵʰ-

## Etymology
Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”).

## AI Etymology
Vehicle is borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”). The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. In present-day use, it can mean a machine, such as a car, bus, or truck, used to carry people or goods from place to place, or a means of expressing, achieving, or spreading something. Derived formations include e-vehicle, in-vehicle, star-vehicle, vehicular.

## Topics
- Transportation

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