Meaning

1 senses

  1. British standard spelling of vapor.

Examples

6 sentences

  1. A cloud is an accumulation of water vapour in the sky.

    deEine Wolke ist eine Ansammlung von Wasserdampf am Himmel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. The breath of my horse formed vapour in the frosty air.

    deDer Atem meines Pferdes dampfte in der frostigen Luft. — al_ex_an_der

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  3. All liquids when heated give off vapour, the amount increasing as the temperature rises.

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  4. It's water vapour.

    ruЭто водяной пар. — marafon

    deDas ist Wasserdampf. — Waldelfe

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  5. Thunder is made from a sulphurous vapour, breaking out of a cloud with lightning, thundering and striking with lightning.

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Forms

vapours, vapouring, vapoured, vapoured
Base formvapour · to vapour
3rd person singularvapours
Present participlevapouring
Past simplevapoured
Past participlevapoured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyvapour
he, she, itvapours

Past simpleLesson

all personsvapoured

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill vapour

Word family

6 related words
Derivedhardvapourvaporousvapourervapourishvapour trailvapoury

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
vapidvaporvaporizevariabilityvariablevariance
vapour — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto