Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of engine
"The new electric car features two powerful engines to accelerate quickly on the highway."
In plain English: Engines are machines that create power to move vehicles or run equipment.
"The old car had trouble starting because its engines were frozen by the cold weather."
Usage: Use engines to refer to multiple machines that convert energy into motion, such as car motors or jet propulsion systems. Avoid using it when you mean a single unit or a metaphorical driving force behind an event.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engine
"He engines along the track at full speed, pushing his old car up the steep hill."
In plain English: To engine means to move something by using an engine's power.
"The new startup engines its way into the market by offering lower prices than competitors."
Usage: This spelling is incorrect; the third-person singular present tense of this verb should be spelled engineers. Do not use "engines" to describe someone who operates machinery, whether in technical contexts or casual conversation. Always remember that adding "-s" for agreement with a he/she/it subject requires changing -e to -ee before appending the suffix.
Derived from Old French engin (device, invention), which comes from Latin ingenium (innate quality, cleverness). The term originally referred to any mechanical device or contrivance before narrowing to its modern meaning of power-generating machines.