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automobile

/ˈɔːtəməbiːl/noun

उच्चारण ऑटमबील

मोटरगाड़ी, ऑटोमोबाइल

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] especially AmE

    a car

    मोटरगाड़ी, ऑटोमोबाइल

    • the automobile industry
    • The company has opened a new automobile plant near Pune.
    • The automobile has changed the way people travel.
    + 3 more examples
    • He works for a leading automobile company.
    • Sales of automobiles rise in the festive season.
    • An old automobile stood outside the garage.

    Synonyms car motor car vehicle motor

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

automobile (noun) + noun

As a modifier it comes before nouns such as industry, sector, parts, showroom; the word stays singular.

Modifier के रूप में यह industry, sector, parts, showroom जैसे nouns से पहले आता है; शब्द singular रहता है।

  • The automobile industry gives jobs to millions.
  • He opened an automobile parts shop in Pune.

automobile / car in BrE and AmE

Automobile is a formal or technical word; in everyday British English, people say car.

'Automobile' formal या तकनीकी शब्द है; रोज़मर्रा की British English में लोग 'car' कहते हैं।

  • The company makes cars and other automobiles.
  • Automobile sales rose before Diwali.

automobile (countable)

It is countable; use the plural automobiles. Use motor vehicles for cars, buses and lorries together.

यह countable है; plural 'automobiles' लगाएँ। कारों, बसों और लॉरियों को साथ बताने के लिए 'motor vehicles' का प्रयोग करें।

  • Automobiles need regular servicing.
  • India exports automobiles to many countries.

automobile + engineer / club / insurance

Compounds with automobile are common in news about transport, exams and business.

Automobile वाले compounds परिवहन, परीक्षा और व्यापार की खबरों में आम हैं।

  • He is studying to become an automobile engineer.
+Collocations 4

automobile + noun

industrysectorengineershowroominsuranceexhibition

  • The automobile sector was affected by the shortage of chips.

adjective + automobile

electricluxuryoldsecond-handmodern

  • An electric automobile costs less to run.

verb + automobile

manufacturedriveexportregisterrepair

  • The firm manufactures automobiles for the Indian market.

automobile + verb

sales riseprices fallparts wearmakers recall

  • Automobile makers recalled thousands of cars.
“More examples 5
  • The first automobile in the city was a black Ambassador.

शहर की पहली automobile एक काली Ambassador थी।

  • Radhika's uncle works in the automobile industry in Chennai.

राधिका के चाचा चेन्नई में automobile उद्योग में काम करते हैं।

  • Automobiles are a major cause of air pollution in big cities.

बड़े शहरों में वायु प्रदूषण का एक बड़ा कारण automobiles हैं।

  • He studied automobile engineering at a polytechnic.

उसने polytechnic में automobile engineering पढ़ी।

  • The government plans to cut taxes on electric automobiles.

सरकार electric automobiles पर कर घटाने की योजना बना रही है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ Automobile are polluting the air.

✓ Automobiles are polluting the air.

The plural verb are needs a plural noun.

Plural क्रिया 'are' के साथ plural noun चाहिए।

✗ The automobile industry have grown fast in India.

✓ The automobile industry has grown fast in India.

Industry is a singular noun, so the verb is has.

'Industry' singular noun है, इसलिए क्रिया 'has' होगी।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Automobile, vehicle and car are related, but they differ in range.

Automobile, vehicle और car संबंधित हैं, पर उनका दायरा अलग है।

automobile

A formal word for a car or a motor vehicle.

कार या मोटर वाहन के लिए formal शब्द।

  • The automobile market is growing.

vehicle

Any means of transport on land, from a cart to a lorry.

ज़मीन पर चलने वाला कोई भी वाहन, गाड़ी से लेकर लॉरी तक।

  • Vehicles are not allowed in the lane.

car

The everyday word for a four-wheeled passenger vehicle.

चार पहियों वाले यात्री वाहन के लिए रोज़ का शब्द।

  • We drove to Jaipur in his car.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

car motor car vehicle motor

AaSpelling

au·to·mo·bile

?Which word?

Keep the auto- words: automobile, automatic (working by itself), autobiography (a life story written by oneself), autograph (a signature), autonomy (self-government).

Auto- शब्द याद रखिए: automobile, automatic (स्वचालित), autobiography (स्वयं लिखी जीवनी), autograph (हस्ताक्षर), autonomy (स्वशासन)।

§Grammar and usage

British and American English: car or motor car (British) and automobile (American, also used in 'the automobile industry').

British और American English में car या motor car (British) और automobile (American, 'the automobile industry' में भी)।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Karl Benz built the first practical petrol car in 1885–86.

Karl Benz ने 1885-86 में पहली व्यावहारिक पेट्रोल कार बनाई।