elevator
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈeləveɪtɚ/ · UK /ˈelɪveɪtə/
Forms: elevators
elevator means: A machine that carries people or goods up and down between floors in a building.
noun
A machine that carries people or goods up and down between floors in a building.
- Take the elevator upstairs.
- The elevator stopped on the fourth floor.
- Are both elevators working today?
A large building or tall container used to store grain.
- The wheat goes into the grain elevator.
- Several elevators stand beside the railway.
- Farmers delivered their harvest to the elevator.
verb
To travel up or down in a machine that carries people between floors.
- We elevatored up to our room.
- She elevatored down to the lobby.
- They elevatored to the tenth floor.
Questions about elevator
What does elevator mean?
A machine that carries people or goods up and down between floors in a building.
What is elevator in other languages?
Türkçe: asansör · Español: ascensor · Français: ascenseur · Deutsch: Aufzug · Italiano: ascensore · 日本語: エレベーター
How do you pronounce elevator?
In American English /ˈeləveɪtɚ/; in British English /ˈelɪveɪtə/.
How do you use elevator in a sentence?
Take the elevator upstairs. The elevator stopped on the fourth floor.
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