auto
of or relating to automobiles: an auto salesman; auto detailing.
Origin of auto
1Words Nearby auto
Other definitions for auto- (2 of 5)
a combining form meaning “self,” “same,” “spontaneous,” used in the formation of compound words: autograph, autodidact.
Origin of auto-
2- Also especially before a vowel, aut- .
Other definitions for auto- (3 of 5)
a combining form representing automobile in compound words: autocade.
Origin of auto-
3Other definitions for auto- (4 of 5)
a combining form representing automatic in compound words: autoalarm; autofeed; autofocus. Sometimes also taken as an adjective: auto enlarger; auto stop control; auto dialer.
Other definitions for auto. (5 of 5)
automatic.
automobile.
automotive.
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How to use auto in a sentence
This comes just a couple of months after Amazon started selling auto insurance in India.
Amazon’s fintech push is a play to dig further into India | Ananya Bhattacharya | September 17, 2020 | QuartzGoogle said on Thursday that it recently implemented a new policy to stop auto-complete search queries from popping up if they seem to support a candidate or contain misinformation about voting or the election.
Google rather not show a suggestion in auto-complete than show an inaccurate suggestion.
Google now uses BERT to match stories with fact checks | Barry Schwartz | September 10, 2020 | Search Engine LandAnother auto entry — Science News, September 12, 1970The recent week-long clean air car race from Massachusetts to California provided a shotgun approach to development of low-emission or nonpolluting vehicle engines.
50 years ago, scientists were trying to develop a low-emission car | Erin Garcia de Jesus | September 1, 2020 | Science NewsFor a retailer or auto manufacturer, the trigger would be if a certain percentage of stores or dealerships are closed.
‘Kind of squishy’: Advertisers lobby to add pandemic clauses to TV upfront deals | Tim Peterson | September 1, 2020 | Digiday
Even his signature instrument, auto-Tune, has become as accepted an ingredient in hip-hop as the drum machine.
Future Makes Us Rethink Everything We Thought We Knew About Rap Artists | Luke Hopping | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf your ears are tired of slick auto-tuned vocals, pick up this disk for an aural detox.
I know that Detroit is losing market share in auto sales, but how did they let the Motown sound slip out of their hands?
A small fire in an auto parts store created explosions that quickly got out of control.
In third person, Grand Theft auto V was like a really elaborate action figure play set.
I Felt Like Showering After the First-Person Sex in ‘Grand Theft Auto’ | Alec Kubas-Meyer | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt this hour of the afternoon, before the return rush of the auto-commuters from the city, the road was almost empty.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret PenroseHe had her arm—held it close, as they passed through the station and crossed the walkway to where an inclosed auto stood.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThere were warm robes and blankets in the Belding auto and in the sightseeing machine that Mr. Purcell had sent.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonWe had two auto-cars for our party of eight, in case the added four joined the two couples who had passage secured on the Ryndam.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianThere were two large auto-stages in waiting, and Ruth and Helen followed the crowd of girls briskly getting aboard the buses.
Ruth Fielding At College | Alice B. Emerson
British Dictionary definitions for auto (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɔːtəʊ) /
short for automobile
(as modifier): auto parts
Indian informal short for autorickshaw
British Dictionary definitions for auto- (2 of 2)
self; same; of or by the same one: autobiography
acting from or occurring within; self-caused: autohypnosis
self-propelling; automatic: automobile
Origin of auto-
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for auto-
A prefix meaning oneself, as in autoimmune, producing antibodies or immunity against oneself. It also means by itself, automatic, as in autonomic, governing by itself.
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