refuel

UK: /ˌriːˈfjuːəl/ US: /riˈfjuəl/ ,(rē fyo̅o̅′əl)

Inflections of 'refuel' (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.

refuels

v 3rd person singular

refuelling

v pres p (Mainly UK)

refueling

v pres p (US)

refuelled

v past (Mainly UK)

refueled

v past (US)

refuelled

v past p (Mainly UK)

refueled

v past p (US)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•fu•el /riˈfyuəl/   v. 

1. [~ + object] to supply (an airplane, car, etc.) with fuel.
2. (of an airplane) to take on a supply of fuel:
   [no object] The plane refueled at Cairo and took off again.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•fu•el  (rē fyo̅o̅′əl), v., -eled, -el•ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling. 
v.t. 

1. to supply again with fuel:
   to refuel an airplane.

v.i. 

2. to take on a fresh supply of fuel:
   The plane refueled at Paris and flew on.

• re- + fuel 1805–15

re•fu′el•a•ble, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

refuel / riːˈfjuːəl/ verb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( -els, -eling, -eled)

1. to supply or be supplied with fresh fuel