pourvoir

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

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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