proveer

to provide

proveer(proh-beh-ehr)

transitive verb

1. (to give)

a. to provide

Estamos proveyendo agua y comida a las víctimas del desastre.

We are providing water and food to the victims of the disaster.

b. to supply

Los granjeros locales proveen vegetales orgánicos a ese supermercado.

Local farmers supply organic vegetables to that supermarket.

2. (to hire)

a. to fill

Hemos provisto la vacante, pero guardaremos su CV en nuestra base de datos.

We've already filled the opening, but we'll keep your CV on our database.

intransitive verb

3. (to furnish)

a. to provide

Todo está provisto con ese paquete de vacaciones.

Everything is provided for with that vacation package.

proveerse

reflexive verb

4. (to furnish oneself with; used with "de")

a. to provide oneself with

Tenemos que proveernos de suficiente madera para el invierno.

We have to provide ourselves with enough wood for the winter.

proveer

transitive verb

1. (abastecer)

a. to supply, to provide

proveer a alguien de algoto provide o supply somebody with something

2. (puesto, cargo)

a. to fill

pronominal verb

3. (general)

a.

proveerse deto stock up on

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proveerprovisto y proveído (participio_de_pasado)

transitive verb

1 (suministrar) to supply; furnish;de with

2 (preparar) to provide; get ready

proveer todo lo necesario to provide all that is necessary;para for;

3 [+vacante] to fill

4 [+negocio] to transact; dispatch

5 (Jur) to decree

intransitive verb

proveer a to provide for; proveer a las necesidades de algn to provide for sb's needs; proveer a un vicio de algn to pander to sb's vice

pronominal verb

proveerse

proveerse de algo to provide o.s. with sth