fornire

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See also: forniré

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French fornir, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *frumjan (to complete, execute), from Proto-Germanic *frumjaną (to further, promote), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (front, forward). Compare French fournir, Catalan fornir, Spanish and Portuguese fornecer, English furnish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forˈni.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: for‧nì‧re
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Verb

fornìre (first-person singular present fornìsco, first-person singular past historic fornìi, past participle fornìto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to supply, to provide, to furnish, to give, to yield
    Synonym: dare
  2. (transitive) to equip
    Synonyms: attrezzare, equipaggiare

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