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gasoline

/ˈɡæsəliːn/noun

उच्चारण गैसलीन

पेट्रोल

Core word

noun
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    [U] AmE

    (also gas) petrol

    पेट्रोल

    • gasoline prices
    • Gasoline is called petrol in Britain and in India.
    • Gasoline is called petrol in most of the English-speaking world.
    + 2 more examples
    • The truck ran out of gasoline on the highway.
    • An American friend asked where to buy gasoline.

    Synonyms petrol fuel gas

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

gasoline (uncountable noun)

Gasoline is the American word for petrol, the fuel for cars. It is uncountable.

Gasoline petrol का अमेरिकी शब्द है, यानी कारों का ईंधन। यह uncountable है।

  • Gasoline prices rose again.
  • The car runs on gasoline.

gasoline vs petrol (BrE) vs gas (AmE)

British English says petrol; American English says gasoline or gas. Know which one your exam expects.

British English में petrol और American English में gasoline या gas कहते हैं। जानें कि आपकी परीक्षा कौन-सा शब्द चाहती है।

  • In Britain it is called petrol, not gasoline.

a gallon / litre of gasoline

Use a unit phrase to count gasoline, such as a litre of gasoline.

Gasoline को गिनने के लिए 'a litre of gasoline' जैसा unit phrase चाहिए।

  • The tank holds forty litres of gasoline.

gasoline + noun (attributive)

Gasoline can come before engine, tax, pump and tank.

'Gasoline' के बाद engine, tax, pump और tank जैसे nouns आ सकते हैं।

  • He fitted a new gasoline engine.
+Collocations 5

verb + gasoline

burnpumpbuyspillrun onwaste

  • The truck burns a lot of gasoline on hills.

gasoline + noun

enginepricetankpumptaxvehicle

  • The gasoline price affected transport costs.

adjective + gasoline

unleadedleadedpremiumcheaprefinedimported

  • Unleaded gasoline is less harmful to the air.

gasoline + preposition

of gasolineon gasolineout of gasolineto gasoline

  • The car ran out of gasoline near the bridge.

energy topics

crude oilfuelethanol blendingrefinerydiesel

  • Refineries turn crude oil into gasoline and diesel.
“More examples 5
  • American students write gasoline where Indian students write petrol.

अमेरिकी विद्यार्थी जहाँ gasoline लिखते हैं, वहाँ भारतीय विद्यार्थी petrol लिखते हैं।

  • Gasoline is highly flammable and must be kept away from fire.

Gasoline अत्यंत ज्वलनशील है और आग से दूर रखा जाना चाहिए।

  • Radhika read that India imports most of its crude oil to make gasoline.

राधिका ने पढ़ा कि भारत गैसोलीन बनाने के लिए अधिकांश कच्चा तेल आयात करता है।

  • The tanker spilled gasoline on the highway.

टैंकर ने राजमार्ग पर गैसोलीन गिरा दिया।

  • Some cars can run on gasoline mixed with ethanol.

कुछ कारें ethanol मिले gasoline पर चल सकती हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ Gasolines are expensive nowadays.

✓ Gasoline is expensive nowadays.

Gasoline is uncountable and takes a singular verb.

'Gasoline' uncountable है और singular verb लेता है।

✗ He bought five gasoline for his bike.

✓ He bought five litres of gasoline for his bike.

Use a unit of measure to count an uncountable noun.

Uncountable noun को गिनने के लिए माप की इकाई का प्रयोग करें।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words name fuels, but their regions and use differ.

ये शब्द ईंधन को बताते हैं, पर क्षेत्र और उपयोग में अलग हैं।

gasoline

American English for fuel used in petrol engines.

पेट्रोल इंजन में प्रयुक्त ईंधन के लिए अमेरिकी English।

  • Gasoline is sold in gallons.

petrol

British and Indian English for the same fuel.

उसी ईंधन के लिए British और भारतीय English।

  • Petrol is sold in litres.

diesel

A heavier fuel used in lorries, buses and many cars.

भारी ईंधन जो ट्रकों, बसों और कई कारों में प्रयुक्त होता है।

  • The bus runs on diesel.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

petrol fuel gas

§Grammar and usage

British and American English: petrol (British) and gasoline or gas (American).

British और American English में petrol (British) और gasoline या gas (American)।