Different prepositions with “motor” appear in technical, transport, and descriptive contexts. Some combinations are fixed expressions.
“By motor” appears in expressions about transport, especially “by motor car” in older or formal English. “Motor for” is common when describing purpose. “Motor in” and “motor with” often introduce location or features. “Of motor” is uncommon except inside larger noun phrases such as “failure of the motor.”
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use “motor for” when a motor is intended for a specific device.
Use “by motor” mainly in formal or older transport expressions.
Use “motor in” when identifying where a motor is located.
Use “motor with” when adding details about a motor.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
English usually prefers noun compounds such as “motor failure” or a phrase with “for.”
✕ a part of motor ✓ a motor partModern English usually says “by car” or “by boat.”
✕ I go to work by motor. ✓ I go to work by car.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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It sounds formal or old-fashioned in many contexts. Modern English often uses “by car” or another specific vehicle.
Yes. This is a natural way to describe a motor intended for a boat.
English usually prefers noun compounds such as “motor failure” instead of “failure of motor.”
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