carpool

noun

/ˈkɑːpuːl/

/ˈkɑːrpuːl/

(especially North American English)

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a group of car owners who take turns to drive everyone in the group to work, so that only one car is used at a time

verb

/ˈkɑːpuːl/

/ˈkɑːrpuːl/

[intransitive] (especially North American English)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they carpool	/ˈkɑːpuːl/ /ˈkɑːrpuːl/
he / she / it carpools	/ˈkɑːpuːlz/ /ˈkɑːrpuːlz/
past simple carpooled	/ˈkɑːpuːld/ /ˈkɑːrpuːld/
past participle carpooled	/ˈkɑːpuːld/ /ˈkɑːrpuːld/
-ing form carpooling	/ˈkɑːpuːlɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːrpuːlɪŋ/

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if a group of people carpool, they travel to work together in one car and divide the cost between them