Meaning

2 senses
  1. To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion.

    to pedal one's loom

    pedalieren, in die Pedale treten

    педали́роватьpedalírovatʹ

    педалюва́тиpedaljuváty, педалізува́тиpedalizuváty

  2. (intransitive)To operate a bicycle.

    He was out of breath from pedalling up the steep hill.

    ride a bicycle

Examples

73 sentences
  1. Tom pressed the brake pedal.

    Том натиснув на гальма. — oromashka

    deTom ging auf die Bremse. — wolfgangth

  2. Tom took his foot off the gas pedal.

    ruТом поднял ногу с педали газа. — Ooneykcall

  3. Tom pedaled his bicycle as fast as he could.

    deTom trat in die Pedale seines Fahrrads so schnell er konnte. — raggione

  4. Each time you step on the pedal, the wheel turns once.

    deJedes Mal, wenn du auf das Pedal trittst, dreht sich das Rad ein Mal. — Tamy

  5. Tom stomped on the brake pedal and screeched to a halt.

    ruТом вдавил педаль тормоза в пол и с визгом затормозил. — odexed

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to operate a pedal:
Русский
By meaning 1
to operate a pedal:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to operate a pedal:

Origin

Borrowed from French pédale, itself borrowed from Italian pedale, from Latin pedālis. By s

Borrowed from French pédale, itself borrowed from Italian pedale, from Latin pedālis. By surface analysis, ped- + -al.

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Forms

pedals, pedaling, pedaled, pedaled
Base formpedal · to pedal
3rd person singularpedals
Present participlepedaling
Past simplepedaled / pedalled
Past participlepedaled / pedalled

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypedal
he, she, itpedals

Past simpleLesson

all personspedaled

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pedaled
he, she, ithas pedaled

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pedal

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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