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- [vit-l]
- /ˈvɪt l/
- /vɪtl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [vit-l]
- /ˈvɪt l/
Definitions of victual word
- noun victual victuals, food supplies; provisions. 1
- noun victual food or provisions for human beings. 1
- verb with object victual to supply with victuals. 1
- verb without object victual to take or obtain victuals. 1
- verb without object victual Archaic. to eat or feed. 1
- verb victual to supply with or obtain victuals 0
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Origin of victual
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English vitaille < Anglo-French, Middle French vitail(l)e, Old French vituaille < Late Latin victuālia provisions, noun use of neuter plural of Latin victuālis pertaining to food, equivalent to victu(s) nourishment, way of living (vic-, variant stem of vīvere to live + -tus suffix of v. action) + -ālis -al1; modern spelling < Latin
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Parts of speech for Victual
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
victual popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
victual usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for victual
verb victual
- binning — a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.
- cater — In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people.
- feed — to give a fee to.
- handed — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
- hived — a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
noun victual
- comestible — food
- cookery — Cookery is the activity of preparing and cooking food.
- daily bread — All those things, such as regular food and water, needed to sustain physical life.
- eatables — edible.
- edibles — fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent.
Antonyms for victual
noun victual
- extras — Plural form of extra.
Top questions with victual
- what is a victual?
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