noun · neutral
garage
UK/ˈɡærɑːʒ/US/ɡəˈrɑːʒ/GAR·age
a building or indoor area for parking or storing vehicles
Examples
“He keeps his bike in the garage when it's raining.”
“We converted part of the garage into a small workshop.”
“In the Speaking test I mentioned that I park my car in the garage.”
Band 8 sentence
“Unfortunately, the old detached house lacked a proper garage, so cars had to be parked on the street overnight.”
Collocations
- double garage
- lock the garage
- garage door
Word family
Common mistakes
I parked my car on garage→I parked my car in the garage
My house have garage→My house has a garage
Say it for a higher band
5carport→6driveway→7+garage
Synonyms
carport
Easily confused
carport
“They parked their boat under the carport next to the house.”
driveway
“The car was parked on the driveway in front of the house.”
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