factory
gb/fˈæktɚi/ us/fˈæktɚi/
A2
English
~ 1600
gyár
NOUN
A2
1
gyár
A2
Usage pattern:
[something] is made in a factory
The car factory produces over a thousand vehicles each day.
Az autógyár naponta több mint ezer járművet gyárt.
She got a job at a textile factory in the city.
Munkát kapott egy városi textilgyárban.
The factory closed down due to rising costs.
Tours of the chocolate factory are available for visitors.
The factory emits smoke from its chimneys.
Learner examples
My uncle works in a car factory.
A nagybátyám egy autógyárban dolgozik.
This factory makes shoes.
Ez a gyár cipőket gyárt.
We visited a big toy factory.
The factory is near the river.
They build computers in that factory.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'factory' with 'farm' because both produce goods, but a factory makes manufactured products, not crops or animals.
Meaning
Building for mass production
Collocations
factory worker
|factory floor
|factory owner
|factory production
|factory building
Synonyms
plant (Often used in industrial contexts, sometimes for larger-scale or specific types of manufacturing sites.)
Antonyms
workshop (A smaller place for making things, often by hand or in small amounts.)
Themes
business
|industry
|manufacturing
|work
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A big building where many things are made using machines.
A large building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured in large quantities using machines.
Grammar
Dictionary form
factory
IPA
GB/fˈæktɚi/
US/fˈæktɚi/
Syllables & stress
fact - ory (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (fact)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: factory
- Plural: factories
Word family
Forms
factories
noun
Related words
Expressions
factory farming
1/fˈæktɚi fˈɑɹmɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Industrial animal farming
A way of raising animals for food in large numbers, usually indoors, like in a factory.
Examples
- Factory farming has been criticized for its impact on animal welfare.
- She wrote a report on the environmental effects of factory farming.
factory floor
1/fˈæktɚi flˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
Main production area of a factory
The part of a factory where people and machines make things.
Examples
- Safety rules must be followed on the factory floor.
- He worked on the factory floor before becoming a manager.