pourvoir

Meaning

1. (transitive) to equip, provide, endow someone
2. (transitive) to fill (a seat, job vacancy)
3. (intransitive) to provide
4. (pronominal) to provide oneself
5. (pronominal) to appeal

Concepts

provide

supply

furnish

cater

equip

purvey

render

provision

serve

stock

support

accommodate

provide for

administer

allow

allow for

bring home the bacon

install

leave

Synonyms

fournir

munir

approvisionner

doter

donner

garnir

équiper

ravitailler

procurer

soutenir

gagner son bifteck

s’approvisionner

admettre

garnir de

assurer

conférer

installer

laisser

meubler

partir

permettre

Translations

versorgen

proveer

ausstatten

versehen

bevoorraden

spekken

abastecer

anschaffen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/puʁ.vwaʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: pourveoir

Inherited from Old French: porveoir

Cognate with English: purvey

Inherited from Latin: prōvideō

Cognate with English: provide

In summary

Inherited from Middle French pourveoir, from Old French porveoir (whence English purvey), from Latin prōvideō (whence English provide), from prō- + videō.