abastecer

/aβasteˈseɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
abastezco
preterite (yo)
abastecí
past participle
abastecido

Meaning

  1. to supply

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

surtir

abastecer and surtir both mean "to supply"; abastecer is the general word for providing a steady supply, like supplying a town with water, while surtir often implies stocking with variety or assortment.

suministrar

suministrar is the more formal or technical word for "to supply," used for utilities or legal contexts; abastecer is the more general, everyday equivalent.

aprovisionar

aprovisionar means to provision or stock up, often in a military or logistics context, like provisioning a ship; abastecer is more general and everyday.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

suprir

suprir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to supply."

Practice

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