to supply
- verb
- /səˈplaɪ/
- They promised to supply the necessary equipment for the project next week.
- supply information
- supply water
- supply records
So science ought to supply that to the individual.
- So science ought to supply that to the individual.
- So America, we don't supply the world with beef.
- So people will always supply that demand.
- Home Depot and all these stores that supply all the materials get paid.
- It's one of four UK supplied right hand drive cars.
- He'll, he'll be our man and we'll supply him with the goods and he'll pay us.
- So the deal was Ukrainians would supply the card data, we would encode it.
- And the supply curve is willing to supply, OK.
Examples
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Completed in 1894, the system could supply even the most elevated lands in Syracuse.
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I supply services people want.
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Like these will supply most of what you need.
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So people will always supply that demand.
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You could really help us by supplying information about that meeting.
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Home Depot and all these stores that supply all the materials get paid.
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There's a demand for you out there, and I will supply that demand.
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We also thank J. Windsor for supplying the reference DNA used in this study.
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However, peripheral areas are important in terms of supplying natural resources and human labor.
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New wells being drilled both for irrigation and to supply the nearby city of Mashad are responsible.
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Synonyms
To cause a result, feeling, or change
To give something people need or want
Make something available for people to use or buy
To officially give documents or supplies to people
Provide food and drinks at an event, usually as a paid service
To provide furniture and other things a room or building needs
To give something to another person or authority, often formally
To give someone food or drink again and again
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice
Compounds
- Specialized
All the money in cash and bank accounts that people use in a country
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An economic idea that growth comes from businesses making more goods and investing when governments cut taxes and remove rules
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A spacecraft that delivers food, equipment, and spare parts to a space station
A shop that sells materials for making and repairing houses and other buildings
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A market where sellers sell only at one price and refuse lower prices
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A container that holds a liquid or material and lets it out when needed
How Much
Surface Forms
Etymology
Supply comes from the old Latin verb supplere, built from sub- 'under' and plere 'to fill', so it originally meant 'to fill up', and that's why to supply something is to give what is needed or make it available.