American English

How to pronounce van

nounA2Common word
VAAN

/væn/

One syllable.

A road vehicle that is bigger than a car and has a high roof. It is used to carry people or things.

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Meanings & examples

noun

A road vehicle that is bigger than a car and has a high roof. It is used to carry people or things.

We rented a van for the trip.

The delivery van is parked outside.

Common phrases & grammar

cargo van · passenger van · delivery van · van driver

drive/own/rent + a van

a van + for + noun/gerund

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