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- [per-vey]
- /pərˈveɪ/
- /pəˈveɪ/
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- [per-vey]
- /pərˈveɪ/
Definitions of purvey word
- verb with object purvey to provide, furnish, or supply (especially food or provisions) usually as a business or service. 1
- transitive verb purvey goods: supply 1
- verb purvey If you purvey something such as information, you tell it to people. 0
- verb purvey If someone purveys goods or services, they provide them. 0
- verb purvey to sell or provide (commodities, esp foodstuffs) on a large scale 0
- verb purvey to publish or make available (lies, scandal, etc) 0
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Origin of purvey
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English purveien < Anglo-French purveier < Latin prōvidēre to foresee, provide for. See provide
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Parts of speech for Purvey
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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purvey popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
purvey usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for purvey
verb purvey
- apparelled — clothing, especially outerwear; garments; attire; raiment.
- cater — In British English, to cater for a group of people means to provide all the things that they need or want. In American English, you say you cater to a person or group of people.
- fit out — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- furnish — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- handed — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
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