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supply

noun (a supply, supplies); verb (supply, supplies, supplied, supplying)

«supply» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

  1. (verb) To supply is to give or provide something that people need. tree →
  2. (noun) A supply is an amount of something kept for use when needed. tree →
  3. Supplies are things like food, tools or school equipment that people need. tree →
  4. The system that brings things like water, gas or electricity to homes. tree →

In the lessons

Used in everyday life and school: school supplies (pencils, paper). Safety: an emergency supply of water and food. In geography and economics: supply and demand; water supply. In science: blood supplies oxygen to the body.

Examples

  • We need more art supplies. tree →
  • Farmers supply milk to the shop. tree →
  • The cupboard has a supply of tissues. tree →
  • Keep a supply of water in case of a storm. tree →
  • The water supply was cut off for a day. tree →
  • Blood supplies oxygen to your muscles. tree →
  • The explorers ran out of supplies. tree →
  • The brindled cow, which has led us hither, will supply us with milk. tree →

Note

Verb forms: supplies, supplied (y to i). Plural noun: supplies. Stress: sup-PLY. Supply teacher (UK) = substitute teacher (US).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Kabbalah speaks of "shefa," a flow of blessing from God through the Sephiroth into the world. In the primary lessons: Used in everyday life and school: school supplies (pencils, paper). Safety: an emergency supply of water and food. In geography and economics: supply and demand; water supply. In science: blood supplies oxygen to the body.

Examples

  • It illuminates the splendor of all lights, and causes a supply of influence to emanate from the Prince of countenances. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
  • It illuminates the splendour . of all the lights, and causes a supply of influence to emanate from the . (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
  • The Thirty-two Paths are the Ten Sephiruth and the Twenty-two letters, each supplying a type of divine power and attributes. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Verb forms: supplies, supplied (y to i). Plural noun: supplies. Stress: sup-PLY. Supply teacher (UK) = substitute teacher (US).

On Mova

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