Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with car in American Collocation
car
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/kɑr/
drive a car
control
drive
manoeuvre
reverse
steer
Who was driving the car when the accident happened?
get into/get out of a car
clamber into
climb into
get in
get into
get out of
jump in
jump into
pile into
A police officer stopped me and asked me to get out of the car.
On Sunday evening, we all piled into the car for the journey home to Madrid.
force someone to get into a car
bundle someone into
We noticed someone being bundled into a police car.
leave a car somewhere
abandon
dump
leave
park
They park their cars and then walk over the bridge to their offices.
damage or crash a car
bump
crash
damage
dent
overturn
scratch
I nearly crashed my car this morning.
damage a car so badly that it cannot be fixed
total
wreck
write off
He and his brother Jake stole and totalled a fancy sports car.
fix a car
fix
mend
repair
tinker with
work on
I see them tinkering with old cars outside the house.
do something illegal to a car
break into
nick
steal
vandalize
The thief may have lost his hat when breaking into a car.
My brothers and sisters were always in trouble – nicking cars, getting into fights, that kind of thing.