garage

I. gar‧age1 S2 /ˈɡærɪdʒ, -ɑːʒ $ ɡəˈrɑːʒ/ noun
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: French; Origin: garer 'to shelter']
1. [countable] a building for keeping a car in, usually next to or attached to a house ⇨ carport:
   • I’ll just go and put the car in the garage.
  a double/single/two-car/one-car garage
   • Their house had a double garage.
   • an automatic garage door
2. [countable] (also parking garage especially American English) a building in a public place where cars can be parked:
   • We parked in an underground garage near the hotel.
3. [countable] a place where motor vehicles are repaired:
   • My car’s at the garage.
4. [countable] British English a place where you buy petrol SYN petrol station, gas station American English
5. [uncountable] a type of popular music played on electronic instruments, with a strong fast beat and singing:
   • a collection of the latest dance and garage hits
     • • •

COLLOCATIONS■ verbs

▪ put the car in the garage • Dad's just putting the car in the garage.
▪ get the car out of the garage • Wait here while I get the car out of the garage.

■ adjectives

   ▪ a double/two-car garage (=for two cars) • The house had a double garage.
   ▪ a single/one-car garage (=for one car) • A single garage could boost the price of a house by 8%.
   ▪ a detached garage (=not joined to a house) • The house benefits from a large detached garage.
   ▪ an integral garage (=part of a house and not a separate building) • The house has huge gardens and an integral garage.
   ▪ a lock-up garage British English (=that you rent to keep a car or goods in) • They kept the car in a lock-up garage round the corner.

■ garage + NOUN

▪ the garage door • She locked the garage door.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

garage

gar·age [garage garages garaged garaging] noun, verb [ˈɡærɑːʒ] [ˈɡærɑːdʒ] [ˈɡærɪdʒ] [ɡəˈrɑːʒ] [ɡəˈrɑːdʒ]

noun

1. countable a building for keeping one or more cars or other vehicles in: (BrE) a house with a built-in garage

• (NAmE) a house with an attached garage

• a double garage (= one for two cars)

• a bus garage

• an underground garage (= for example under an office building)

2. countable a place where vehicles are repaired and where you can buy a car or buy petrol/gas and oil

• a garage mechanic

see also petrol station

3. uncountable a type of house music

Word Origin:

early 20th cent.: from French, from garer ‘to shelter’.

Example Bank:

• Don't forget to put the car in the garage.

• I took the car to the local garage to get it fixed.

• The car's still at the garage.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

garage / ˈɡær.ɑːʒ / / -ɪdʒ / / ɡəˈrɑːʒ / noun (CARS)

A2 [ C ] a building where a car is kept, built next to or as part of a house:

Did you put the car in the garage?

See picture houses and homes

B1 [ C ] a place where cars are repaired:

The car's still at the garage getting fixed.

[ C ] UK ( US gas station ) a place where fuel is sold for cars and other vehicles UK a place where cars are sold

garage / ˈɡær.ɑːʒ / / -ɪdʒ / / ɡəˈrɑːʒ / noun [ U ] (MUSIC)

fast, electronic dance music with a strong beat, keyboards, and singing

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

garage

/gærɑ:ʒ, -rɪdʒ, AM gərɑ:ʒ/
(garages)

1.
A garage is a building in which you keep a car. A garage is often built next to or as part of a house.
N-COUNT

2.
A garage is a place where you can get your car repaired. In Britain, you can also buy fuel for your car, or buy cars.
Nancy took her car to a local garage for a check-up...
N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

¹ga·rage /gəˈrɑːʒ, Brit ˈgærɪʤ/ noun, pl -rag·es [count]
1 : a building or part of a building in which a car, truck, etc., is kept
• a house with a two-car garage
- see picture at house; see also parking garage
2 : a shop where vehicles are repaired
• My car was making a strange noise, so I brought it to the garage.