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to supply

to supply

27 4.0
To add a short remark or missing detail to what was said
  • verb
  • /səˈplaɪ/
translation icon : añadir
  • During the meeting, be sure to supply additional details about the project's timeline.
  • supply information
  • supply an answer
  • supply details

So you've just supplied the same reason.

Examples

  • The stories of past courage cannot supply courage itself.

  • And here is a face for which I cannot supply a name.

  • And you can supply many, many examples of this, I'm sure.

  • So you've just supplied the same reason.

  • No matter what you say, you're supplying one of them with evidence.

  • I'll supply the information.

  • As part of the agreement, he will also supply information to prosecutors... that they have deemed very valuable... in their fight against organized crime in Texas.

  • Before the counselor is allowed to waste this court's time, and this jury's time, I would request that he supply some proof of this co-conspirator.

  • The narration of past wars, Pontano continues, serves to supply the present with models of civic virtue.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Alito's separate opinion in Elonis, nevertheless, may supply additional clarity into the doctrine's meaning.

    Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

to add
vsto supply
1.0

Say something more to give extra information or comment

is used to state something additional in any context

Antonyms

66 3.4

Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident

Idioms

To feel too proud of your own work or ideas and ignore other people's advice

Compounds

43 1.6

A system that gives water to homes and buildings for drinking and washing

36 2.0

The amount of food available to people in a place

money supply
  • Specialized
36 3.1

All the money in cash and bank accounts that people use in a country

15 3.4

A route that brings food, goods, or fuel to a place

9 2.0

A small room where people keep office and cleaning supplies

7 3.7

A ship that brings things like food and fuel to ships at sea

6 3.8

A road or path used to carry food and equipment to soldiers

A box of food, water, and medicine kept for use during a disaster

supply-side economics
  • Specialized
3 7.2

An economic idea that growth comes from businesses making more goods and investing when governments cut taxes and remove rules

supply curve
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A graph that shows how much producers will sell at different prices

A military officer who organizes and gives food, equipment, and fuel to troops

supply ship
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A spacecraft that delivers food, equipment, and spare parts to a space station

A store that sells wood, tiles, and other materials for making houses

A shop that sells materials for making and repairing houses and other buildings

inelastic supply
  • Specialized
7.5

Price changes cause little or no change in the amount produced

8.0

A market where sellers sell only at one price and refuse lower prices

supply chamber
  • Specialized
5.8

A container that holds a liquid or material and lets it out when needed

How Much

to elaborate
79 4.2
to supply
27 4.0
to add
1.0
to note
951 1.6
to mention
1.0

Surface Forms

supply infinitive
supplied past
supplied past participle
supplying present participle
supplies third person singular

Etymology

Supply in this sense also comes from Latin supplere 'to fill', and a helpful way to remember it is that to supply a remark is to 'fill' a missing word or idea by adding it.