supply

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səˈplaɪ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/n. səˈplaɪ; adv. ˈsʌpli/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n., v. sə plī′; adv. sup′lē)


Inflections of 'supply' (n): npl: supplies
Inflections of 'supply' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
supplies
v 3rd person singular
supplying
v pres p
supplied
v past
supplied
v past p

Collocations for "supply"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "supply" in context.

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supply

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [fresh, full, dwindling, large] supply (of)
  2. an [abundant, enormous, extensive] supply (of)
  3. [ammunition, paper, office, hotel, staff] supplies
  4. [sell, distribute, deliver, deal in] [ammunition] supplies
  5. the [ammunition] is in full supply
  6. a supply of [ammunition]
  7. the [water, power, electricity, gas] supply
  8. are short on supplies
  9. [order, buy, use, consume] supplies
  10. [has, carries] an extensive supply of [accessories, stationary]
  11. [send, replenish] supplies (for the war)
  12. stock up on [food, clothes, medical] supplies
  13. the [storm, tornado, hurricane] cut off the power supply
  14. [water, food, affordable housing] is in [scarce, short] supply
  15. the supply does not [meet, satisfy] the demand
  16. demand [outstrips, outweighs] supply
  17. (the law of) supply and demand
n as adj
  1. a supply [store, chain, manager]
  2. UK: a supply teacher
  3. UK: get a supply teaching job (in)
v
  1. supply [the troops, victims, users, the President]
  2. supply them with [weapons, information, food]
  3. supply the [information, name]
  4. supplies the goods
  5. supply (them with) the means necessary to
  6. supply you with a copy of [any personal data, our complaints procedure]
  7. the information you supply will [be used, be passed on, remain confidential]
  8. supplied by the [government, United States]
  9. supplied through [illegal, illegitimate] means
  10. supplied courtesy of
'supply' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adequate - ample - blood - choke - clothing - commitment - connect - constant - contestant - contract - demand - deplete - disruption - downstream - duct - electricity - endless - equal - exhaust - external - ferry - huge - lifetime - limit - main - manufacture - medical - merchandise - meter - mismatch - navy - necessary - network - outlet - outreach - outward - pipeline - power - procurement - ratio - regulation - relative - reserve - rocket - rolling - scarce - shortage - shut - shutdown - sparse

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