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Verb [English]

IPA: /pəˈveɪ/ [UK], /pəːˈveɪ/ [UK], /pɚˈveɪ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-purvey.wav Forms: purveys [present, singular, third-person], purveying [participle, present], purveyed [participle, past], purveyed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English purveyen, from Anglo-Norman purveer, purveir et al., Old French porveeir, porveoir, from Latin prōvidēre (“to provide”). Compare provide, a doublet. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pro-|*weyd-}}, {{inh|en|enm|purveyen}} Middle English purveyen, {{der|en|xno|purveer}} Anglo-Norman purveer, {{der|en|fro|porveeir}} Old French porveeir, {{der|en|la|prōvidēre||to provide}} Latin prōvidēre (“to provide”), {{doublet|en|provide|notext=1}} provide Head templates: {{en-verb}} purvey (third-person singular simple present purveys, present participle purveying, simple past and past participle purveyed)
  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To prepare in advance (for or to do something); to plan, make provision. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Translations (obsolete: to prepare in advance): (vor)bereiten (German), preveer (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-purvey-en-verb-GDhgJA45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 3 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 11 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 83 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 85 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 73 15 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 14 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 83 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 81 10 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 10 9 Disambiguation of 'obsolete: to prepare in advance': 99 1 1
  2. (transitive) To furnish or provide. Tags: transitive Translations (to furnish, provide): доставям (dostavjam) (Bulgarian), снабдявам (snabdjavam) (Bulgarian), dodávat [imperfective] (Czech), poskytovat [imperfective] (Czech), pourvoir (French), besorgen (German), сна́бди (snábdi) (Macedonian), на́бави (nábavi) (Macedonian), снабжать (snabžatʹ) (Russian), proveer (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-purvey-en-verb-ECYgbI1l Disambiguation of 'to furnish, provide': 8 89 4
  3. (transitive) To procure; to get. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-purvey-en-verb-u1xKpWS8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: puruey (english: 14th-15th centuries) [alternative] [typography, publishing, media] Related terms: purveyor, purview

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "snabžatʹ",
      "sense": "to furnish, provide",
      "word": "снабжать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to furnish, provide",
      "word": "proveer"
    }
  ],
  "word": "purvey"
}

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