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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Heames told the Journal that the carrier is being supplied regularly and that the crew is motivated despite questions about its open-ended deployment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
This does not establish that volcanic activity actually supplied that much atmospheric oxygen.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
If no person meant for the hack to happen, who supplied the criminal intent?
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
His company, Faisaltex, headquartered in his home city of Preston, was known for manufacturing textiles, such as socks and nighties, which it supplied to retailers.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Against the near wall was a small iron stove that supplied heat by burning dried yak dung.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
