Victual — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any substance that can be used as food

supply with food

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɪktʃuːəl/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɪktʃuːəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɪktʃuːəl/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈɪktʃuːəl/.

Examples

The population was victualed during the war
The vessel victualled before the long voyage

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

victuals eatable edible comestible pabulum

Parts of Speech

noun	any substance that can be used as food
verb	supply with food “The population was victualed during the war”
verb	lay in provisions “The vessel victualled before the long voyage”
verb	take in nourishment

Word Forms

comestible	adjective	suitable for use as food
victual	verb	take in nourishment
victual	noun	any substance that can be used as food
victualer	noun	an innkeeper (especially British)
victualler	noun	an innkeeper (especially British)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nahrungsmittel

jede Substanz, die als Lebensmittel verwendet werden kann

🇫🇷French

victuailles

toute substance pouvant être utilisée comme aliment

🇪🇸Spanish

víveres

Cualquier sustancia que pueda usarse como alimento.

🇮🇹Italian

vettovaglie

qualsiasi sostanza che possa essere utilizzata come alimento

🇳🇱Dutch

voedselrijk

elke stof die als voedsel kan worden gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

comida

qualquer substância que possa ser usada como alimento

🇷🇺Russian

продовольствие

любое вещество, которое можно использовать в пищу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चरना

कोई भी पदार्थ जिसका उपयोग भोजन के रूप में किया जा सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিচুয়াল

খাদ্য হিসাবে ব্যবহার করা যেতে পারে যে কোন পদার্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

சாப்பாடு

உணவாகப் பயன்படுத்தக்கூடிய எந்தப் பொருளையும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాక్షాత్తు

ఆహారంగా ఉపయోగించగల ఏదైనా పదార్ధం

🇮🇳Gujarati

vichual

કોઈપણ પદાર્થ જેનો ઉપયોગ ખોરાક તરીકે થઈ શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಹಾರದ

ಆಹಾರವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಬಹುದಾದ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭക്ഷണസാധനങ്ങൾ

ഭക്ഷണമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കാവുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

vitual

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਭੋਜਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

vitual

کوئی بھی مادہ جسے کھانے کے طور پر استعمال کیا جا سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

食物的

任何可用作食物的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

仮想的な

食品として使用できるあらゆる物質

🇰🇷Korean

음식물

음식으로 사용할 수 있는 모든 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lương thực

bất kỳ chất nào có thể được sử dụng làm thực phẩm

🇹🇭Thai

ของจริง

สารใดๆ ที่สามารถใช้เป็นอาหารได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyediakan makanan

zat apa pun yang dapat digunakan sebagai makanan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkain

anumang sangkap na maaaring gamitin bilang pagkain

🇲🇾Malay

makanan

sebarang bahan yang boleh digunakan sebagai makanan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قوت

أي مادة يمكن استخدامها كغذاء

🇮🇷Persian

خوراکی

هر ماده ای که بتوان از آن به عنوان غذا استفاده کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

erzak

gıda olarak kullanılabilecek herhangi bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

ויטאלי

כל חומר שיכול לשמש כמזון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'victual'?

The primary meaning of 'victual' is 'any substance that can be used as food'.

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Using 'victual' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'victual' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'victual' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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