supply
Translation
to supply, to provide, to furnish, to provision
Examples
The store supplies food to the school.
The shop supplies food to the school.
They supply the army with weapons.
They supply the army with weapons.
Grammar Patterns
((sb./sth.)) with (sth.) to provide someone/something with something They supply the army with weapons.
((sth.)) to (sb./sth.) to provide something to someone/something The shop supplies food to the school.
Similar Words
Synonyms: provide, furnish, give, deliver
Etymology
From Latin 'supplere' (to fill up), from 'sub-' (under) + 'plere' (to fill).
Memory Tips
To 'supply' is to 'fill up' someone's need for something.