pourvoir

French

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to equip, provide, endow (someone de (de) with)
  • (transitive) to fill (a seat, job vacancy)
  • (intransitive) to provide (à (à) for)
  • (pronominal) to provide oneself (de (de) with)
  • (pronominal) to appeal (en (en) to)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pourveoir inherited from Old French porveoir inherited from Latin prōvideō (I foresee, I act with foresight), videō (see, I see, observe, understand).

Origin

Latin

videō

Gloss

see, I see, observe, understand

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

見

Emoji
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