Auto

/ˈɔːtəʊ/ · adjective

Meaning

(automotive) Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (automotive) Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission).
2. (now chiefly attributive) Clipping of automobile.
3. (uncountable) A setting for automatic operation.
4. (automotive) An automatic gearbox/transmission.
5. (automotive) A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.
6. (intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile.
7. (India) An autorickshaw.

Example Sentences

It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.

For the first eight years of the Tetris Championship Series, the eventual victor used a technique known as delayed auto shift, or "DAS."

My brother is an auto mechanic. He can get me a discount on auto parts.

In 1909, his grandfather was the first farmer in the county to buy an auto.

“There were golden years for GM in China, but those are over, and they’ll never have a comeback story,” said Michael Dunne, an auto industry consultant who has been involved in Western automakers’ efforts in China since the 1990s, including GM’s entry into the market.

“We spoke with the Big Three auto dealers. We are going to give a one-month exemption on any autos coming through USMCA,” President Donald Trump said in a statement read by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt at a press briefing Wednesday. Those dealers included Stellantis, Ford and General Motors.

Put it on auto.

A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.

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Word Forms

• autos
• autoing
• autoed

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