fournir

Meaning

1. to supply, to provide, to furnish
2. to put in
3. to follow suit
4. (slang) to poke, to shaft, to hump; to have sex

Concepts

provide

supply

furnish

render

deliver

give

purvey

afford

yield

follow suit

equip

leave

cater

provide for

impart

allow

adduce

cater for

cater to

lay on

install

dedicate

make an offering

pay

lend

appoint

set up with

take care of

raise

acquire

develop

get

grow

produce

add

append

ply

bring home the bacon

turn in

fork up

fork out

fork over

hand over

pass on

cede

concede

grant

provision

drive home

offer

put up

issue

allow for

do

show

feed

return

facilitate

vouchsafe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fuʁ.niʁ/

Etymology

From Old French furnir, fornir (whence also English furnish), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *frumjan (“to complete, execute”), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (“to further, promote”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“front, forward”). Cf. Old High German frumjan (“to perform, provide”), from fruma (“utility, gain”), akin to Old English fremu (“profit, advantage”), fremian (“to promote, perform”). Compare Catalan fornir, Italian fornire, English furnish.

Sentences

Elle avait pour fonction de fournir directement l'énergie des salles de cuves de l'aluminerie.

Its function was to directly supply energy to the aluminum smelter's tank rooms.