cart — A wheeled vehicle used for carrying goods or people
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A wheeled vehicle used for carrying goods or people
Pronunciation (IPA): /kɑːrt/
Example Sentences
- My shopping cart has a mind of its own - it keeps turning left!
- The street vendor carted his fruit to the market every morning.
- Don't put the cart before the horse - let's plan first, then act.
cart
NOUN[/kɑːrt/]
A wheeled vehicle used for carrying goods or people
Wheeled vehicle for carrying goods
Art from the cart touches every heart!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word 'cart' derives from Old Norse 'kartr', which originally referred to a wheeled vehicle or transport device. It passed through Middle English as 'carte' before arriving at its modern English form.
Breakdown
Old Norse 'kartr' (wheeled vehicle) → Middle English 'carte' → Modern English 'cart'. The root maintains its semantic field of wheeled transport throughout its etymological development.
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📝Examples
“My shopping cart has a mind of its own - it keeps turning left!”
“The street vendor carted his fruit to the market every morning.”
“Don't put the cart before the horse - let's plan first, then act.”
“The kids turned the old cart into a go-kart for racing down the hill.”
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