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wagen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adventure noun An exciting or unusual experience, often involving some risk or the unknown.
  • car noun A road vehicle with an engine, wheels, and seats, used to carry a small number of people.
  • cart noun A small wheeled vehicle used for carrying goods, pushed or pulled by a person, animal, or motor.
  • chance noun An opportunity to do something.
  • dare verb To have the courage or nerve to do something.
  • gamble verb To bet money or stake something valuable on an uncertain outcome, especially in games of chance.
  • risk noun The chance that something bad will happen as a result of an action or situation.
  • tram noun A passenger vehicle that runs on tracks laid into a city street.
  • venture noun A risky or bold undertaking whose outcome is uncertain.
  • wagon noun A four-wheeled vehicle used for carrying heavy loads, historically pulled by horses.

Senses

wagen is used for these senses in English:

  • adventure (archaic, transitive) To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
  • car A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.
  • cart A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
  • chance To try or risk.
  • dare (intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).
  • dare (transitive) To have enough courage to meet or do something, go somewhere, etc.; to face up to.
  • gamble (transitive) To risk (something) for potential gain.
  • tram A similar vehicle for carrying materials.

adventure — full definition

  1. noun An exciting or unusual experience, often involving some risk or the unknown.
  2. verb To take a risk by venturing into something uncertain.

car — full definition

  1. noun A road vehicle with an engine, wheels, and seats, used to carry a small number of people.
  2. noun A separate section of a train, such as a passenger or dining car.

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