Supplied Supply Supplying Səˈplaɪ Foreign Governments Arms Rebels

• 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.

supply

1. to provide somebody/something with something that they need or want, especially in large quantities
• 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.
• foods supplying our daily vitamin needs
• She was jailed for supplying drugs.

Extra Examples

• Any room where gas is used must be adequately supplied with air.
• Calvin readily supplied the information.
• Each applicant is asked to supply a portfolio of work at interview.
• He refused to supply the police with information.
• He was charged with possession of drugs with intent to supply others.
• She kept the guests well supplied with champagne.
• The room was well supplied with reading material.
• The water was supplied from a tanker.
• The water was supplied from an eight-wheeled tanker.
• They were accused of supplying arms to the rebels.
• a buffet supper, generously supplied by club members
• goods supplied for private use
• Here is a list of foods supplying our daily vitamin needs.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they supply
• he / she / it supplies
• past simple supplied
• past participle supplied
• -ing form supplying

Word Origin

• late 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).