cart
gb/kˈɑɹt/ us/kˈɑɹt/
A2
English
~ 600
kocsi, bevásárlókocsi, szekér, kocsin szállít, elvisz, elhurcol, elszállít
NOUN
A2
1
Usage pattern:
[someone] pushes/pulls/drives a cart
The farmer loaded vegetables into the cart.
A gazda felrakta a zöldségeket a szekérre.
She pushed a shopping cart through the supermarket aisles.
A szupermarket sorai között tolta a bevásárlókocsit.
Tourists rode through the old town in a horse-drawn cart.
The delivery man used a hand cart to move boxes.
We rented a golf cart to get around the resort.
Learner examples
I put the fruit in the cart.
Betettem a gyümölcsöt a bevásárlókocsiba.
The man pulls the cart down the street.
A férfi egy kocsit húz végig az utcán.
We ride in the cart at the park.
She pushes the cart to the car.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cart' with 'car', but a cart is usually smaller, slower, and often pushed or pulled rather than driven with an engine.
Meaning
Small wheeled vehicle for carrying
Collocations
shopping cart
|golf cart
|push a cart
|pull a cart
|market cart
Synonyms
trolley (More common in British English for shopping contexts; often refers to a similar wheeled vehicle.)
|
wagon (Larger, often four-wheeled, and usually pulled by animals or motor vehicles.)
Antonyms
basket (A container for carrying items without wheels; carried by hand.)
Themes
daily life
|transport
|shopping
|daily_life
|transportation
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A small vehicle with wheels used to carry things, often pulled by a person or an animal.
A small open vehicle, typically with two or four wheels, pulled by a person, an animal, or a small motor, used for transporting goods or passengers.
VERB
B1
2
Usage pattern:
to cart [something] [somewhere]
They carted the boxes into the warehouse.
Kézikocsin bevitték a dobozokat a raktárba.
The garbage was carted away early in the morning.
A szemetet kora reggel elszállították.
Workers carted sand to the construction site.
He carted his tools from job to job.
Learner examples
They cart the boxes to the shop.
Kézikocsin viszik a dobozokat a boltba.
The man carts food to the market.
A férfi kocsin visz ételt a piacra.
We cart chairs to the hall.
Common mistake:
Some learners confuse 'cart' as a verb with 'carry'; 'cart' usually implies using a wheeled vehicle or device.
Meaning
Transport using a cart
Collocations
cart away
|cart off
|cart around
Synonyms
haul (Emphasizes effort or heaviness of what is being moved; not always with a cart.)
|
transport (More general term for moving something from one place to another.)
Antonyms
leave (To not move or transport something from its location.)
Themes
daily life
|transport
|daily_life
|transportation
|work
Definition
To move something using a cart or similar vehicle.
To carry or move something from one place to another using a cart or similar wheeled device.
VERB
B2
INFORMAL
3
Usage pattern:
to cart [someone] off [somewhere]
The police carted him off to jail.
A rendőrök elvitték a börtönbe.
She was carted away in an ambulance after the accident.
A baleset után mentővel szállították el.
They were carted off by security guards.
Learner examples
The police cart him off to jail.
A rendőrök elviszik a börtönbe.
An ambulance carts her away.
Mentővel szállítják el.
Guards cart the man out of the building.
Common mistake:
Learners may not realize this sense is informal and often negative in tone.
Meaning
Take someone away by force
Collocations
cart off to jail
|cart away to hospital
Synonyms
escort (Neutral term for accompanying someone somewhere; not necessarily against their will.)
|
drag (Implies more physical force and resistance than 'cart'.)
Antonyms
release (To let someone go instead of taking them away.)
Themes
law
|crime
|health
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make someone go to another place, often when they do not want to go.
To take someone away, especially to prison, hospital, or another place, often using force or authority.
Grammar
Dictionary form
cart
IPA
GB/kˈɑɹt/
US/kˈɑɹt/
Syllables & stress
cart (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (cart)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: cart
- Plural: carts
Verb
- Base: cart
- 3rd Person Singular: carts
- Present Participle: carting
- Past: carted
Word family
Forms
carts
noun
carting
verb
carted
verb
Related words
cartwheel
noun
Expressions
cart around
1/kˈɑɹt ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
Carry something around inconveniently
To carry something from place to place, especially when it is heavy or not needed all the time.
Examples
- She has been carting around that heavy bag all day.
- I don’t want to cart around my laptop if I’m not going to use it.
cart off
1/kˈɑɹt ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
informal
Take away by force/authority
To take someone or something away, especially when they do not want to go or it is being removed officially.
Examples
- Police carted off the protesters.
- The old sofa was carted off to the dump.
golf cart
1/ɡˈɑlf kˈɑɹt/
fixed phrase
Small motorized golf vehicle
A small car without doors used on a golf course to carry players and their clubs.
Examples
- They drove a golf cart from hole to hole.
- The resort rents golf carts for guests.
shopping cart
1/ʃˈɑpɪŋ kˈɑɹt/
fixed phrase
Wheeled basket for store shopping
A small vehicle with wheels that you push in a store to hold things you want to buy.
Examples
- I grabbed a shopping cart and headed for the produce section.
- Her shopping cart was full of snacks and drinks.