B1verb · transitive · common

ambulance

am·bu·lance

ambulance · ambulances · ambulanced · ambulancing

To transport by ambulanceTo transport by ambulance.

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/ˈæmbjᵿl(ə)n(t)s/

» Tom died before the ambulance arrived.

Tom starb, bevor der Krankenwagen kam. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Том умер до того, как приехала скорая. — odexed

Том умер до приезда скорой. — odexed

Том скончался до приезда скорой помощи. — odexed

Том помер до приїзду швидкої. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

To transport by ambulance.

Examples

290 sentences

Tom died before the ambulance arrived.
Том помер до приїзду швидкої. — deniko
ruТом умер до того, как приехала скорая. — odexed
deTom starb, bevor der Krankenwagen kam. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Have you already called an ambulance?
Ти вже викликав швидку? — deniko
ruВы уже вызвали скорую? — marafon
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Have you called an ambulance yet?
Ти вже викликав швидку? — deniko
ruВы уже вызвали скорую? — marafon
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The ambulances carried the injured to the nearest hospital.
Автомобілі швидкої допомоги доправили постраждалих у найближчу лікарню. — anastasishko
ruМашины скорой помощи отвезли пострадавших в ближайшую больницу. — marafon
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Please send an ambulance.
Будь ласка, пришліть швидку допомогу. — ChickenKiev
ruОтправьте машину скорой помощи. — corvard
deBitte schicken Sie einen Krankenwagen. — al_ex_an_der
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Origin

Borrowed from French ambulance, which replaced hôpital ambulant (“moving hospital”) via th

Borrowed from French ambulance, which replaced hôpital ambulant (“moving hospital”) via the suffix -ance, from Latin ambulō (“to walk; to go about”).

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Forms

ambulances, ambulancing, ambulanced, ambulanced

Base form	ambulance · to ambulance
3rd person singular	ambulances
Present participle	ambulancing
Past simple	ambulanced
Past participle	ambulanced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	ambulance
he, she, it	ambulances

Past simpleLesson

all persons

ambulanced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have ambulanced
he, she, it	has ambulanced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will ambulance

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

10 patterns

an an ambulance
the ambulance arrived
ambulance arrived
before the ambulance
an ambulance driver
ambulance driver
the ambulance got
time the ambulance
the ambulance had
ambulance got