0 present participle of supply
1 to provide something that is wanted or needed, often in large quantities and over a long period of time:
Electrical power is supplied by underground cables.
Three people have been arrested for supplying arms to the terrorists.
The company has supplied the royal family (= provided them with something they need) for years.
At the beginning of termthe semester, students are supplied with a list of books that they are expected to read.
A healthy diet should supply all necessary vitamins and minerals.
The proposed tidal barrage would generate enough electricity to supply between 60 000 and 80 000 homes.
All information supplied will be treated confidentially.
All our electric shavers are supplied with a free travel pouch.
These were countries that functioned as plantation economies within the international division of labour, supplying tropical agricultural products to industrialised metropolitan countries.
There were three collateral arteries supplying the right lung.
In response, the authorities set up an elaborate network of trickling filters which were originally constructed for supplying water to condense engine exhaust systems.
