auto

noun
UK: /ˈɔː.təʊ/
US: /ˈɑː.toʊ/

  1. A car.

    1. I need to wash my auto this weekend. [ ] [ ]
    2. The auto industry is facing many challenges with the chip shortages. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

car vehicle automobile automatic
auto adjective

  1. Short for automatic.

    1. I drive an auto because it's easier. [ ] [ ]
    2. This camera has an auto setting for taking pictures quickly. [ ] [ ]

  2. Relating to motor vehicles.

    1. He works in the auto repair shop downtown [ ] [ ]
    2. The new auto plant will bring many jobs to the local economy. [ ] [ ]
auto adverb

  1. Automatically; in an automatic manner.

    1. The program will update auto. [ ] [ ]
    2. My phone uploads photos to the cloud auto when I connect to Wi-Fi. [ ] [ ]
auto prefix

  1. A prefix meaning "self" or "own".

    1. Autobiography means a self-written biography [ ] [ ]
    2. The autocrat makes decisions without consulting anyone else. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "auto" is /ˈɔː.təʊ/ in British English and /ˈɑː.toʊ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "auto": car, vehicle, automobile, automatic.

Example usage of "auto": "I need to wash my auto this weekend.". More examples on the page.