🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

proveer

Pronunciation / Transliteration: proveer

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Furnish/ˈfɜrnɪʃ/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Decidieron proveer su nuevo apartamento con muebles modernos."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To provide or supply with furniture or equipment.

    "They decided to furnish their new apartment with modern furniture."
  2. 2

    To supply or provide something that is needed.

    "The organization aims to furnish the community with essential resources."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'furnish' originates from the Middle English 'furnishen', derived from the Old French 'furnir', which in turn comes from the Latin 'furnire', meaning 'to supply or provide'. Over time, its meaning evolved to encompass the act of equipping or supplying with necessary items.

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