surtir

/suɾˈtiɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (yo)
surto
preterite (yo)
surtí
past participle
surtido

Meaning

  1. to supply

    • Surtió efecto.

      It took effect.

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

abastecer

surtir often implies stocking with variety or assortment, like surtir una tienda; abastecer is the general word for providing a steady supply, like water to a town.

aprovisionar

aprovisionar leans toward military or logistics provisioning; surtir implies stocking with variety or assortment, like stocking a shop.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

fornecer

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

Practice

1 What does surtir mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches surtir?

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