proveer

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin prōvidēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾobeˈeɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: pro‧ve‧er

Verb

proveer (first-person singular present proveo, first-person singular preterite proveí, past participle proveído or provisto)

  1. to provide, purvey, supply, equip, furnish
    Synonym: abastecer
  2. to stock
  3. to decide, resolve, settle
  4. to bestow, give, grant
  5. to appoint
  6. (law) to decide, give a decision

Conjugation

    Conjugation of proveer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive proveer
gerund proveyendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular proveído, provisto proveída, provista
plural proveídos, provistos proveídas, provistas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present proveo proveestú
proveésvos 		provee proveemos proveéis proveen
imperfect proveía proveías proveía proveíamos proveíais proveían
preterite proveí proveíste proveyó proveímos proveísteis proveyeron
future proveeré proveerás proveerá proveeremos proveeréis proveerán
conditional proveería proveerías proveería proveeríamos proveeríais proveerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present provea proveastú
proveásvos2 		provea proveamos proveáis provean
imperfect
(ra) 		proveyera proveyeras proveyera proveyéramos proveyerais proveyeran
imperfect
(se) 		proveyese proveyeses proveyese proveyésemos proveyeseis proveyesen
future1 proveyere proveyeres proveyere proveyéremos proveyereis proveyeren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative proveetú
proveévos 		provea proveamos proveed provean
negative no proveas no provea no proveamos no proveáis no provean

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of proveer (irregular)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive proveer
dative proveerme proveerte proveerle, proveerse proveernos proveeros proveerles, proveerse
accusative proveerme proveerte proveerlo, proveerla, proveerse proveernos proveeros proveerlos, proveerlas, proveerse
with gerund proveyendo
dative proveyéndome proveyéndote proveyéndole, proveyéndose proveyéndonos proveyéndoos proveyéndoles, proveyéndose
accusative proveyéndome proveyéndote proveyéndolo, proveyéndola, proveyéndose proveyéndonos proveyéndoos proveyéndolos, proveyéndolas, proveyéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative provee
dative provéeme provéete provéele provéenos not used provéeles
accusative provéeme provéete provéelo, provéela provéenos not used provéelos, provéelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative proveé
dative proveeme proveete proveele proveenos not used proveeles
accusative proveeme proveete proveelo, proveela proveenos not used proveelos, proveelas
with formal second-person singular imperative provea
dative provéame not used provéale, provéase provéanos not used provéales
accusative provéame not used provéalo, provéala, provéase provéanos not used provéalos, provéalas
with first-person plural imperative proveamos
dative not used proveámoste proveámosle proveámonos proveámoos proveámosles
accusative not used proveámoste proveámoslo, proveámosla proveámonos proveámoos proveámoslos, proveámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative proveed
dative proveedme not used proveedle proveednos proveeos proveedles
accusative proveedme not used proveedlo, proveedla proveednos proveeos proveedlos, proveedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative provean
dative provéanme not used provéanle provéannos not used provéanles, provéanse
accusative provéanme not used provéanlo, provéanla provéannos not used provéanlos, provéanlas, provéanse

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