Collocations for "car"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "car" in context.
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car
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [red, fuel-efficient, safe, used, new, secondhand, rental] car
- a [classic, vintage, sports, family, smart, muscle] car
- an [old, ex-showroom, estate] car
- UK: a (four-door) saloon car
- (learn to) drive a car
- [take, drive] the car to [work, school, the store]
- can I [take, use] the car today?
- take the car out (for a ride)
- get to [work, school, the office] by car
- was [hit, run over] by a car
- [jumped, ran, got] into the car
- [jumped] out of the car (and, to)
- need to [fix, repair] my car
- need (to get) some work done on my car
- my car needs some work done
- my car runs on [diesel, unleaded]
- put [fuel, diesel, gas] in the car
- fill the car up with [gas]
- [clean, polish, wash] the car
- [bring out, launch, manufacture] a new car
- trade in your old car
- car [rentals, dealers, repairs, insurance]
- the car [finishings, chassis, interior, seats]
- [buy, sell] car parts
- a car loan
- do you have a car charger?
- go on a car ride (to)
- proper car [care, maintenance]
- car pool (to)
- UK: a car park
'car' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ID
- Paris
- SOB
- abrupt
- abuse
- accident
- advance
- advertisement
- afford
- ahead
- alignment
- alongside
- ample
- another
- apology
- appraisal
- approach
- approval
- arrive
- assistance
- attachment
- automation
- avoid
- axle
- baby
- back
- backward
- bad
- bald
- bang
- barely
- bark
- barter
- bash
- bat
- battered
- battery
- bay
- beat
- beating
- belt
- besides
- better
- bicycle
- bid
- big
- billboard
- black
- blast
- blow