supply
verb (used with object)
to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite.
supplied
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past participleof supply.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof supply.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
supplyverb (used with object)to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite.
Example Sentences
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Both Chen and the university have an ownership interest in Diapin, which supplied DT-109 for the research and is continuing its development.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Experts told BBC Verify munition fragments visible at the scene matched that of a GBU-39 - a precision-guided bomb supplied by the US to the Israeli military.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The group’s experts had in late 2024 documented imports of similar custom-made machined parts for the shorter-range Sadr missile, although it isn’t known who supplied those materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
China has previously supplied Iran with drones as well as equipment that can be used for both civilian and military purposes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
The missionaries supplied us with uniforms instead: shorts, a shirt, shoes, sometimes a jacket.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
