supply
verb/səˈplaɪ/
/səˈplaɪ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they supply | /səˈplaɪ/ /səˈplaɪ/ |
| he / she / it supplies | /səˈplaɪz/ /səˈplaɪz/ |
| past simple supplied | /səˈplaɪd/ /səˈplaɪd/ |
| past participle supplied | /səˈplaɪd/ /səˈplaɪd/ |
| -ing form supplying | /səˈplaɪɪŋ/ /səˈplaɪɪŋ/ |
- to provide somebody/something with something that they need or want, especially in large quantities
- supply something to somebody/something The company supplied sports equipment to schools.
- supply somebody/something with something The company supplied schools with sports equipment.
- supply somebody/something The well stopped supplying water for the village many years ago.
- foods supplying our daily vitamin needs
- This information was kindly supplied by the manufacturer.
- Please supply your email address.
- He was charged with intent to supply (= planning to sell) class A drugs.
Extra Examples- Foreign governments supplied arms to the rebels.
- Foreign governments supplied the rebels with arms.
- This one power station keeps half the country supplied with electricity.
- Local schools supply many of the volunteers.
- She was jailed for supplying drugs.
- Calvin readily supplied the information.
- Each applicant is asked to supply a portfolio of work at interview.
- Any room where gas is used must be adequately supplied with air.
- He refused to supply the police with information.
- She kept the guests well supplied with champagne.
- The water was supplied from a tanker.
- a buffet supper, generously supplied by club members
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- amply
- well
- adequately
- …
- agree to
- refuse to
- fail to
- …
- for
- from
- to
- …
- a contract to supply something
- keep somebody/something supplied with something
- with intent to supply (somebody/something)
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French soupleer, from Latin supplere ‘fill up’, from sub- ‘from below’ + plere ‘fill’. The early sense of the noun was ‘assistance, relief’ (chiefly a Scots use).
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