B1verb · intransitive · common

resource

resource · resources · resourced · resourcing

To supply with resourcesTo supply with resources.

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» Australia is rich in natural resources.

Australien ist reich an natürlichen Ressourcen. — Miyako

Австралия богата природными ресурсами. — afyodor

Австралія багата природними ресурсами. — deniko

Австралія багата на природні ресурси. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

To supply with resources.
To source anew or differently; to find or provide a new source for.

Examples

378 sentences

Australia is rich in natural resources.
Австралія багата природними ресурсами. — deniko
ruАвстралия богата природными ресурсами. — afyodor
deAustralien ist reich an natürlichen Ressourcen. — Miyako
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China is rich in natural resources.
Китай багатий на природні ресурси. — deniko
ruКитай богат природными ресурсами. — Wadimiy
deChina ist reich an natürlichen Ressourcen. — MUIRIEL
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The country is rich in natural resources.
Країна багата на природні ресурси. — Ahha
ruСтрана богата на природные ресурсы. — Olya
deDieses Land ist reich an Rohstoffen. — Esperantostern
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Resources are limited.
Ресурси обмежені. — deniko
ruРесурсы ограничены. — odexed
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Tom is wasting resources.
Том марнує ресурси. — deniko
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, resource (“a source, spri

Borrowed from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, resource (“a source, spring”), from resourdre, from Latin resurgō (“to rise again, spring up anew”). Equivalent to re- + source. See resourd, resurgent, source.

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Forms

resources, resourcing, resourced, resourced

Base form	resource · to resource
3rd person singular	resources
Present participle	resourcing
Past simple	resourced
Past participle	resourced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	resource
he, she, it	resources

Past simpleLesson

all persons

resourced

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will resource

Word family

2 related words

Derivedoverresourced underresource

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

3 patterns

natural resources
in natural resources
our natural resources