provender
provender · provenders · provendered · provendering
To feedTo feed.
UK/ˈpɹɒvɪndə/US/ˈpɹɑvəndɚ/
» And having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses.
Meaning
1 sensesTo feed.
Examples
1 sentencesAnd having brought them into the house, he fetched water, and they washed their feet, and he gave provender to their asses.
Origin
From Middle English provendre, from Old French provendre, variant of provende (“allowance,From Middle English provendre, from Old French provendre, variant of provende (“allowance, provision”), from Late Latin praebenda (“a payment, in Medieval Latin also an allowance of food and drink, pittance, also a prebend”). Doublet of prebend.
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Forms
provenders, provendering, provendered, provendered| Base form | provender · to provender |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | provenders |
| Present participle | provendering |
| Past simple | provendered |
| Past participle | provendered |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle