fuel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfjuːəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfjuəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fyo̅o̅′əl)

Inflections of 'fuel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
fuels
v 3rd person singular
fuelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
fueling
v pres p (US)
fuelled
v past (Mainly UK)
fueled
v past (US)
fuelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
fueled
v past p (US)

Collocations for "fuel"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fuel" in context.

WordReference English Collocations © 2025

fuel

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [airplane, tank, car, ship] fuel
  2. am almost out of fuel
  3. am running low on fuel
  4. completely ran out of fuel
  5. need to fill up on fuel
  6. need to stop for fuel quick
  7. how much fuel do we have?
  8. the price of fuel
  9. extract fuel from
  10. [diesel, ethanol] fuel
  11. using up fossil fuels
  12. fossil fuels will most [probably, likely] run out
  13. idiom: is just [putting fuel on, adding fuel to] the fire
  14. the type of fuel (used) could not be determined
  15. your body needs fuel
  16. [pasta, protein] is good fuel for your body
  17. the [proposal, amendment, decision] is fuel for debate
v
  1. fuel up the [car, truck, van]
  2. the [car] is fueled by [gasoline, diesel, hydrogen]
  3. stop to fuel up
  4. (don't) fuel the fire
  5. fueled the blaze
  6. (that only) fuels her [obsession, desire, passion]
  7. fuels his need to [win, be right, argue]
  8. fueled her [anger, rage]
  9. the problem is (largely) fueled by [a lack of funds, their aggression, inefficiency]
  10. fuel the [economic, job] growth
  11. fueled [speculation, rumors, gossip] (about)
  12. fueled by [drugs, alcohol, caffeine]
n as adj
  1. fuel [prices, costs] are [rising, dropping]
  2. [high, low] fuel economy
  3. fill up the fuel tank
  4. the fuel tank is full
  5. [save on, reduce] fuel consumption
  6. the fuel [pump, intake, injector]
  7. check the fuel [level, indicator, gauge]
  8. fuel type
  9. a high fuel-efficiency [car, truck]
  10. a [ten-gallon] fuel capacity
  11. alternative fuel sources
'fuel' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blaze - body - burn - car - catalyst - cell - charcoal - cocktail - contact - economical - economy - efficient - exhaust - fireplace - gauge - inlet - jet - lighter - load - low on - monitor - month - motor - nozzle - peat - petrol - pod - poverty - premium - range - redeem - resource - rocket - spill - stick - tank - wasted - winter

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