A member of this people.
Used in a Sentence
utes
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for utes.
Editorial note
Hell, even F-150s and Dodge Rams and GMCs have stunted vestigial cargo beds now, they're more like minivan utes.
Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A member of this people.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of utes gathered in one view.
A Native American people of Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.
The language of this people, of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for utes.
noun
A member of this people.
noun
A Native American people of Utah, Colorado and New Mexico.
noun
The language of this people, of the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan language family.
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, automotive) A small vehicle based on the same platform as a family car but with a unibody construction and a built-in open tray area for carrying goods; similar but not identical to a pick-up truck.
Example sentences
Hell, even F-150s and Dodge Rams and GMCs have stunted vestigial cargo beds now, they're more like minivan utes.
Can't see how financing utes and after paying Gucci wallets is harmful but knows about Roman Emperors...
My favourite are utes (Australia) / trucks (US) with a hard cover over the tray are.
Meanwhile china is making utes that look pretty bland but perform amazing for the price.
We can't have truly small trucks or sport-utes because of obviously incompetent or corrupt regulations.
There are a lot of weird and wonderful tax breaks in Australia likely helping to drive up the sales of utes*.
These vehicles use separate chassis/body construction, commonly use leaf-sprung solid-axle rear-ends and have higher towing capacities than most passenger car-based utes.
Most utes can't be legally imported to America, since no crash safety tests etc.
In Australia, BYD Shark 6 is currently conquering the market for the EV utes.
Recently they are pushing models like the F150 and Ram on the back of their success with big utes like the Ford Ranger.
Modern utes can be had in incredibly sporty or economical models, too.
The electric LDV and GWM utes are meant to be pretty great.
Quote examples
Speaking of trucks and Australia, utility vehicles ("utes") are very popular over here.
And whilst tradies buy utes (we don't call them "pickups"), I doubt at least in the consumer vehicle market they dominate.
I see them pretty often in Australia which also has an anti yank-tank movement (tongue in cheek name for a big american "truck") That said our most popular cars are still all three tonne utes or SUVs so it's a small movement.
> I suspect most F-150 drivers barely ever do these sorts of things I would suspect that most of these oversized "angry boy" utes only ever see a non sealed surface when they're driving to park on footpaths.
Proper noun examples
I don't know Utes, which by googling, basically looks like a midsize (Ford Ranger, Toyota Tacoma) with a flatbed.
Utes, or car-bodied vehicles with a pickup bed, are extremely practical.
Dear Utes: don't let the door hit you in the ass.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use utes in a sentence?
Hell, even F-150s and Dodge Rams and GMCs have stunted vestigial cargo beds now, they're more like minivan utes.
What does utes mean?
A member of this people.
What part of speech is utes?
utes is commonly used as noun.