supply
verb (used with object)
to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite.
supplies
-
pluralof supply.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
-
present tense formof supply (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
supplyverb (used with object)to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Headquartered in Mulfingen, Germany, Ebm-Papst supplies high-performance airflow technologies, as well as integrated electronically commutated fan and motor systems, according to Madison Air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Many news agencies have reported the hideous condition of the Lincoln—the exhaustion of its crews, the depletion of basic supplies, the breakdown of everyday equipment—as a result of its overextension within firing range of Iran.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
It was also deploying helicopters to bring emergency supplies directly to survivors in isolated communities, the Antara state news agency quoted the commander of El Tari Air Base in Kupang as saying.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
"We are doing everything we can to try and recharge the levels in the storage tank that feeds the area to try and make sure we can restore supplies as soon as possible," it said.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
At least I’m in a science classroom with a ton of cleaning supplies because it takes the rest of homeroom for me to wipe up the ink.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
