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pourvoir

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French pourveoir, from Old French porveoir (whence English purvey), from Latin prōvideō (whence English provide), from prō- +‎ videō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /puʁ.vwaʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -waʁ

Verb

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pourvoir

  1. (transitive) to equip, provide, endow (someone de with)
  2. (transitive) to fill (a seat, job vacancy)
  3. (intransitive) to provide (à for)
  4. (pronominal) to provide oneself (de with)
  5. (pronominal, law) to appeal (en to)

Conjugation

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Pourvoir and its derived verbs conjugate like voir, except that their past historic indicative and imperfect subjunctive are in -vu- instead of -vi-.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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