purvey
verb /pəˈveɪ/
/pərˈveɪ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they purvey | /pəˈveɪ/ /pərˈveɪ/ |
| he / she / it purveys | /pəˈveɪz/ /pərˈveɪz/ |
| past simple purveyed | /pəˈveɪd/ /pərˈveɪd/ |
| past participle purveyed | /pəˈveɪd/ /pərˈveɪd/ |
| -ing form purveying | /pəˈveɪɪŋ/ /pərˈveɪɪŋ/ |
- purvey something to supply food, services or information to peopleWord OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French purveier, from Latin providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’. Early senses included ‘foresee’, ‘attend to in advance’, and ‘equip’.