proveer
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin prōvidēre, present active infinitive of prōvideō, with the loss of the second syllable.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾobeˈeɾ/ [pɾo.β̞eˈeɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: pro‧ve‧er
Verb
proveer (first-person singular present proveo, first-person singular preterite proveí, past participle proveído or provisto)
- to provide, purvey, supply, equip, furnish
- Synonym: abastecer
- to stock
- to decide, resolve, settle
- to bestow, give, grant
- to appoint
- (law) to decide, give a decision
Conjugation
Conjugation of proveer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive | proveer | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 |
Related terms
- proveedor
- proveerse
- providencia
- ver
Further reading
- “proveer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014