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# garage

noun (garage, garages)

«garage» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A garage is a building or a room next to a house where a car is kept. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/#m1)
2. A garage is also a place where cars are fixed, and in the UK and Ireland a place that sells petrol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/#m2)
3. A parking garage is a big building with levels where many cars park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/#m3)
4. A garage sale is when a family sells old things in front of their home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/#m4)

### In the lessons

A place in the story; it holds cars counted, or has a floor measured; sometimes a garage sale with prices to add. In everyday life: bikes, tools and boxes are kept in the garage. In safety: a running car in a closed garage is dangerous. Phrases: «garage sale», «parking garage», «garage door».

### Examples

- The garage holds 2 cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/#x1)
- A parking garage has 5 levels with 40 cars on each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/#x2)
- They sold toys at a garage sale for 1 dollar each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/#x3)
- The garage is 6 metres long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/#x4)
- Dad keeps our bikes in the garage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/#x5)
- Mum took the car to the garage because it made a funny noise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/#x6)
- Close the garage door when you leave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/#x7)
- We stopped at a garage to fill up with petrol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/#x8)

### Note

A place only, unless sizes or cars per level are given: levels × cars per level gives the total. Trap: a garage sale is about money, not cars. Said «GA-rahzh» or «GA-ridge»; both are fine.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «garage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/garage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«garage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/garage.html) on Mova free.