supply
The act of supplyingThe act of supplying.
» Unfortunately, the food supplies gave out before the end of winter.
Leider gingen die Nahrungsmittelvorräte vor Ende des Winters zu Ende.
К несчастью, запасы продуктов закончились ещё до окончания зимы.
На жаль запаси продуктів закінчилися ще до завершення зими.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable)The act of supplying.
Versorgung, Angebot
снабже́ниеsnabžénije, поста́вкаpostávka, предложе́ниеpredložénije
постача́нняpostačánnja, поста́вкаpostávka, забезпе́ченняzabezpéčennja
the activity of supplying or providing something
(countable)An amount of something supplied.
A supply of good drinking water is essential.
She said, "China has always had a freshwater supply problem with 20 percent of the world’s population but only 7 percent of its freshwater".
Versorgung
запа́сzapás
запа́сzapás
an amount of something available for use
(countable, uncountable)The market force that causes sellers to be both willing and able to sell a good or service, as measured by the amount of that good or service that is currently available to be bought at any given price point; the amount itself.
Supply and demand ebb and flow in a complex interplay.
The supply of timber to the region's mills was lower than expected this month, owing to transport problems posed by wildfires.
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)Provisions.
They are busy laying in supplies for the coming winter.
Vorrat
припа́сыpripásy
припа́сиprypásy
(countable, in the plural, uncountable)An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures.
to vote supplies
(countable, uncountable)Somebody, such as a teacher or clergyman, who temporarily fills the place of another; a substitute.
Examples
572 sentencesUnfortunately, the food supplies gave out before the end of winter.
На жаль запаси продуктів закінчилися ще до завершення зими. — ChickenKiev
ruК несчастью, запасы продуктов закончились ещё до окончания зимы. — Hellerick
deLeider gingen die Nahrungsmittelvorräte vor Ende des Winters zu Ende. — raggione
Food has been in short supply.
Їжі не вистачає. — aandrusiak
They supplied us with food.
Вони постачали нам їжу. — ascolto
ruОни поставляли нам еду. — sharptoothed
deSie versorgten uns mit Nahrung. — Wolf
Prices depend on supply and demand.
Цiни залежать вiд попиту та пропозицiї. — rmdas
ruЦены зависят от спроса и предложения. — salikh
deDie Preise hängen von Angebot und Nachfrage ab. — Esperantostern
They supplied the village with water.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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Origin
From Middle English supplien, borrowed from Old French soupleer, souploier, from Latin supFrom Middle English supplien, borrowed from Old French soupleer, souploier, from Latin suppleo (“to fill up, make full, complete, supply”).
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Forms
plural: suppliesSynonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
9 patterns- in short supply
- medical supplies
- short supply
- supply and demand
- food supply
- supply can't keep
- supply is running
- some supplies
- supply can't