B1verb · transitive · frequent

fuel

fuel · fuels · fueled / fuelled · fueling

заправити, заправляти

стрелять, уволить, выстрелить

schüren, betanken, anheizen

To provide with fuelTo provide with fuel.

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/ˈfjuːəl/

» We're almost out of fuel.

У нас почти кончилось топливо.

У нас вже майже скінчилося паливо.

Meaning

2 senses

(transitive)To provide with fuel.
betanken
заправля́тиzapravljáty, запра́витиzaprávyty
provide with fuel
(transitive)To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.
anheizen, schüren

Examples

266 sentences

We're almost out of fuel.
У нас вже майже скінчилося паливо. — deniko
ruУ нас почти кончилось топливо. — Selena777
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Gasoline is no longer a cheap fuel.
Бензин більше не дешеве паливо. — deniko
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Gasoline is used for fuel.
Бензин використовується в якості палива. — deniko
ruБензин используется в качестве топлива. — Lenin_1917
deBenzin wird als Treibstoff verwendet. — Zaghawa
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We're going to need some more fuel.
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We're running short of fuel for the winter.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to provide with fuel:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to provide with fuel:

to exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater:

Origin

From Middle English fuayle, from Old French fouaille, feuaille (“firewood, kindling”), fro

From Middle English fuayle, from Old French fouaille, feuaille (“firewood, kindling”), from feu (“fire”), from Late Latin focus (“fire”), from Latin focus (“hearth”), whence English focus. Cognate with Spanish fuego (“fire”), and Portuguese fogo (“fire”).

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Forms

fuels, fueling, fueled, fueled

Base form	fuel · to fuel
3rd person singular	fuels
Present participle	fueling
Past simple	fueled / fuelled
Past participle	fueled / fuelled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	fuel
he, she, it	fuels

Past simpleLesson

all persons

fueled

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will fuel

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

provide with fuel:fire

Word family

2 related words

Relatedfueling

Derivedrefuel

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