toqus
Dictionary
English
한국어
Register
Login
🔍
supply
noun
-
supply
,
supplies
items
or
equipment
that
people
need
for
a
particular
purpose
•
The
art
teacher
handed
out
painting
supplies
to
the
students
.
The
art
teacher
handed
out
painting
supplies
to
the
students
.
•
We
packed
camping
supplies
like
a
tent
and
matches
.
We
packed
camping
supplies
like
a
tent
and
matches
.
Developed
from
the
broader
noun
sense
of
‘
amount
available
’,
later
referring
specifically
to
the
things
themselves
.
verb
-
supply
,
supplies
,
supplying
,
supplied
to
give
or
provide
something
that
is
needed
or
wanted
•
The
camp
organizers
will
supply
clean
water
to
the
hikers
.
The
camp
organizers
will
supply
clean
water
to
the
hikers
.
•
During
the
storm
,
neighbors
supplied
candles
to
each
other
.
During
the
storm
,
neighbors
supplied
candles
to
each
other
.
Middle
English
from
Old
French
souplier
,
based
on
Latin
supplere
“
fill
up
,
complete
”.
noun
-
supply
,
supplies
an
amount
of
something
that
is
available
to
be
used
•
Our
town's
water
supply
comes
from
the
mountains
.
Our
town's
water
supply
comes
from
the
mountains
.
•
After
a
long
drought
,
the
river's
supply
of
fish
dropped
sharply
.
After
a
long
drought
,
the
river's
supply
of
fish
dropped
sharply
.
Same
origin
as
the
verb
sense
:
from
Latin
supplere
“
fill
up
”.
