Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - purvey
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Purvey
purvey
(purveys, purveying, purveyed) 1. If you purvey something such as information, you tell it to people. (FORMAL) ...one who would, for a hefty fee, purvey strategic advice to private corporations. VERB: V n 2. If someone purveys goods or services, they provide them. (FORMAL) They have two restaurants that purvey dumplings and chicken noodle soup. = supply, sell VERB: V n
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transitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English purveien, from Anglo-French purveier, purveer to look at, foresee, provide, from Latin providere to provide Date: 14th century 1. to supply (as provisions) usually as a matter of business 2. peddle 2 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. 1 tr. provide or supply (articles of food) as one's business. 2 intr. (often foll. by for) a make provision. b act as supplier. Derivatives purveyor n. Etymology: ME f. AF purveier, OF porveiir f. L providere PROVIDE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. снабжать провизией, поставлять продовольствие to purvey for the army —- поставлять продовольствие для армии 2. быть поставщиком (обыкн. продовольствия) 3. заготовлять, запасать 4. распространять ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 13c., from O.Fr. porveoir, from L. providere (see provide, which now usually replaces it). Purveyor is from M.E. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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