coach
noun · verb · adverb
Simple meaning
A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kohchIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkoʊtʃ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
originally oxford university slang
A trainer or instructor.
A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.
chiefly us
The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section.
chiefly us
The lower-fare service whose passengers sit in this part of the airplane or train; economy class.
BritishAustralia
A long-distance, or privately hired, bus.
verb
transitive
To instruct; to train.
intransitive
To study under a tutor.
Drive a coach
intransitive
To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it).
transitive
To convey in a coach.
adverb
chiefly us
Via the part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; via the economy section.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.
Used this way, coach is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
The job of a professional coach.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Strong draft horse for drawing coaches.
A small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles.
A terminal that serves bus passengers.
The job of a professional coach.
A carriage pulled by four horses with one driver.
A large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots.
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