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auto¹

  • /ˈɔːtəʊ/ UK
  • [ˈɔː.tʰəʊ̯] UK
  • /ˈɔ.toʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈɔ.tʰoʊ̯] US
  • /ˈɑ.toʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.tʰoʊ̯] ~ /ˈɒ.toʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɒ.tʰoʊ̯] US, cot caught merger
  • /ˈɔ.ɾoʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈɔ.ɾoʊ̯] US
  • /ˈɑ.ɾoʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾoʊ̯] ~ /ˈɒ.ɾoʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɒ.ɾoʊ̯] US, cot caught merger
  • /ˈoːtəʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.tʰəʉ] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈoːtɐ̝ʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.tʰɐ̝ʉ] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈoːɾəʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.ɾəʉ] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈoːɾɐ̝ʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.ɾɐ̝ʉ] Australia, New Zealand

Sounds like Otto, otto (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːtəʊ

adjective

  1. abbreviation, clipping, not comparable Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission). It's an auto sedan which we picked up from a wholesaler locally.

noun autos

  1. uncountable A setting for automatic operation. Put it on auto.

    Similar: automatic · Opposite: manual

  2. countable, uncountable An automatic gearbox/transmission. A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.
  3. countable, uncountable A car with an automatic gearbox/transmission. It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).

auto²

  • /ˈɔːtəʊ/ UK
  • [ˈɔː.tʰəʊ̯] UK
  • /ˈɔ.toʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈɔ.tʰoʊ̯] US
  • /ˈɑ.toʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.tʰoʊ̯] ~ /ˈɒ.toʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɒ.tʰoʊ̯] US, cot caught merger
  • /ˈɔ.ɾoʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈɔ.ɾoʊ̯] US
  • /ˈɑ.ɾoʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾoʊ̯] ~ /ˈɒ.ɾoʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɒ.ɾoʊ̯] US, cot caught merger
  • /ˈoːtəʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.tʰəʉ] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈoːtɐ̝ʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.tʰɐ̝ʉ] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈoːɾəʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.ɾəʉ] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈoːɾɐ̝ʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.ɾɐ̝ʉ] Australia, New Zealand

Sounds like Otto, otto (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːtəʊ

noun autos

  1. abbreviation, attributive, clipping, countable, uncountable Clipping of automobile My brother is an auto mechanic. He can get me a discount on auto parts.

    Similar: automobile, car, motorcar, motor

verb autos · autoing · autoed

  1. dated, intransitive To travel by automobile. The food was excellent and well served, and it recalled the Norman cities he had autoed to.

auto³

  • /ˈɔːtəʊ/ UK
  • [ˈɔː.tʰəʊ̯] UK
  • /ˈɔ.toʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈɔ.tʰoʊ̯] US
  • /ˈɑ.toʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.tʰoʊ̯] ~ /ˈɒ.toʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɒ.tʰoʊ̯] US, cot caught merger
  • /ˈɔ.ɾoʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈɔ.ɾoʊ̯] US
  • /ˈɑ.ɾoʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾoʊ̯] ~ /ˈɒ.ɾoʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɒ.ɾoʊ̯] US, cot caught merger
  • /ˈoːtəʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.tʰəʉ] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈoːtɐ̝ʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.tʰɐ̝ʉ] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈoːɾəʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.ɾəʉ] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈoːɾɐ̝ʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.ɾɐ̝ʉ] Australia, New Zealand

Sounds like Otto, otto (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːtəʊ

Where it comes from

Clipping of autorickshaw.

noun autos

  1. India An autorickshaw. Users are often unable to note down the number of the taxi or the auto as the driver will just zoom past.

auto⁴

  • /ˈɔːtəʊ/ UK
  • [ˈɔː.tʰəʊ̯] UK
  • /ˈɔ.toʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈɔ.tʰoʊ̯] US
  • /ˈɑ.toʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.tʰoʊ̯] ~ /ˈɒ.toʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɒ.tʰoʊ̯] US, cot caught merger
  • /ˈɔ.ɾoʊ̯/ US
  • [ˈɔ.ɾoʊ̯] US
  • /ˈɑ.ɾoʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɑ.ɾoʊ̯] ~ /ˈɒ.ɾoʊ̯/ US, cot caught merger
  • [ˈɒ.ɾoʊ̯] US, cot caught merger
  • /ˈoːtəʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.tʰəʉ] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈoːtɐ̝ʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.tʰɐ̝ʉ] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈoːɾəʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.ɾəʉ] Australia, New Zealand
  • /ˈoːɾɐ̝ʉ/ Australia, New Zealand
  • [ˈoː.ɾɐ̝ʉ] Australia, New Zealand

Sounds like Otto, otto (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɔːtəʊ

noun autos

  1. A genre of dramatic literature.

Auto⁵

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: automobile, motorcar, car, machine, headlight, automotive, vehicle, vehicular, motoring, bus, garage, parking, jalopy, carmaker, automaker, motor

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MLA

"auto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/auto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

auto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/auto

Chicago

"auto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/auto.

BibTeX
@misc{auto_2026,
  title = {auto},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/auto},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}