fuel
verb/ˈfjuːəl/
/ˈfjuːəl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fuel | /ˈfjuːəl/ /ˈfjuːəl/ |
| he / she / it fuels | /ˈfjuːəlz/ /ˈfjuːəlz/ |
| past simple fuelled | /ˈfjuːəld/ /ˈfjuːəld/ |
| past participle fuelled | /ˈfjuːəld/ /ˈfjuːəld/ |
| (US English) past simple fueled | /ˈfjuːəld/ /ˈfjuːəld/ |
| (US English) past participle fueled | /ˈfjuːəld/ /ˈfjuːəld/ |
| -ing form fuelling | /ˈfjuːəlɪŋ/ /ˈfjuːəlɪŋ/ |
| (US English) -ing form fueling | /ˈfjuːəlɪŋ/ /ˈfjuːəlɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] fuel something to supply something with material that can be burnt to produce heat or power
- Uranium is used to fuel nuclear plants.
- oil-fuelled power stations
- Most electric plants in California are fuelled by natural gas.
- [transitive, intransitive] fuel (something) (up) to put petrol into a vehicle
- The helicopter was already fuelled (up) and ready to go.
- [transitive] fuel something to increase something; to make something stronger synonym stoke
- to fuel rumours/fears/suspicions
- Yesterday's meeting is likely to fuel further speculation about a takeover.
- Higher salaries helped to fuel inflation.
Extra Examples- Crime is soaring fuelled by an influx of drugs.
- His absence has fuelled rumours of a split within the party.
- The consumer boom had been fuelled by a credit-led economy.
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fouaille, based on Latin focus ‘hearth’ (in late Latin ‘fire’).
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