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单词 purvey
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purvey


purvey

furnish; provide; supply: The caterer will purvey the tables and chairs in addition to the food.
Not to be confused with:pervade – diffuse; fill; spread throughout all parts of: Suspicion pervades the whole department.

pur·vey

P0673400 (pər-vā′, pûr′vā′)tr.v. pur·veyed, pur·vey·ing, pur·veys 1. To supply or sell (food, for example).2. To seek to disseminate: ideas purveyed by political extremists.
[Middle English purveien, from Anglo-Norman purveier, from Latin prōvidēre; see provide.]
pur·vey′ance n.

purvey

vb (tr) 1. to sell or provide (commodities, esp foodstuffs) on a large scale2. to publish or make available (lies, scandal, etc) n (Cookery) Scot the food and drink laid on at a wedding reception, etc [C13: from Old French porveeir, from Latin prōvidēre to provide]

pur•vey

(pərˈveɪ)

v.t. to supply (esp. food or provisions), usu. as a business. [1250–1300; Middle English purveien < Anglo-French purveier « Latin prōvidēre to foresee, provide for. See provide] pur•vey′or, n.

purvey


Past participle: purveyed
Gerund: purveying
Imperative
purvey
purvey
Present
I purvey
you purvey
he/she/it purveys
we purvey
you purvey
they purvey
Preterite
I purveyed
you purveyed
he/she/it purveyed
we purveyed
you purveyed
they purveyed
Present Continuous
I am purveying
you are purveying
he/she/it is purveying
we are purveying
you are purveying
they are purveying
Present Perfect
I have purveyed
you have purveyed
he/she/it has purveyed
we have purveyed
you have purveyed
they have purveyed
Past Continuous
I was purveying
you were purveying
he/she/it was purveying
we were purveying
you were purveying
they were purveying
Past Perfect
I had purveyed
you had purveyed
he/she/it had purveyed
we had purveyed
you had purveyed
they had purveyed
Future
I will purvey
you will purvey
he/she/it will purvey
we will purvey
you will purvey
they will purvey
Future Perfect
I will have purveyed
you will have purveyed
he/she/it will have purveyed
we will have purveyed
you will have purveyed
they will have purveyed
Future Continuous
I will be purveying
you will be purveying
he/she/it will be purveying
we will be purveying
you will be purveying
they will be purveying
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been purveying
you have been purveying
he/she/it has been purveying
we have been purveying
you have been purveying
they have been purveying
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been purveying
you will have been purveying
he/she/it will have been purveying
we will have been purveying
you will have been purveying
they will have been purveying
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been purveying
you had been purveying
he/she/it had been purveying
we had been purveying
you had been purveying
they had been purveying
Conditional
I would purvey
you would purvey
he/she/it would purvey
we would purvey
you would purvey
they would purvey
Past Conditional
I would have purveyed
you would have purveyed
he/she/it would have purveyed
we would have purveyed
you would have purveyed
they would have purveyed
Thesaurus
Verb1.purvey - supply with provisionsprovisionfurnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

purvey

verb1. communicate, publish, spread, pass on, transmit, make available He accused me of purveying `silly gossip' about practices in schools.2. supply, provide, sell, retail, provision, cater, trade in, deal in, furnish, victual two restaurants that purvey Indonesian food
Translations
fournirlivrerprocurerfornireprovvedere

EncyclopediaSeePurveyor

purvey


  • verb

Synonyms for purvey

verb communicate

Synonyms

  • communicate
  • publish
  • spread
  • pass on
  • transmit
  • make available

verb supply

Synonyms

  • supply
  • provide
  • sell
  • retail
  • provision
  • cater
  • trade in
  • deal in
  • furnish
  • victual

Synonyms for purvey

verb supply with provisions

Synonyms

  • provision

Related Words

  • furnish
  • provide
  • supply
  • render
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