tractor
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A vehicle used in farms e.g.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
trakterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɹæktɚ
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
agriculture
A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
us
A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.
Any piece of machinery that pulls something.
verb
intransitive
To drive a tractor.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: (agriculture) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
Used this way, tractor 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
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More ways to use tractor
- “The farmer used a large tractor to plow the fields before planting crops.”
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together.
Related Words
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