proveer

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Italic *pro-

Latin prō-

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *widēō

Latin videō

Latin prōvideō

Spanish proveer

Inherited from Latin prōvidēre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɾobeˈeɾ/ [pɾo.β̞eˈeɾ]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -eɾ
Syllabification: pro‧ve‧er

Verb

proveer (first-person singular present proveo, first-person singular preterite proveí, past participle provisto or proveído)

to provide, purvey, supply, equip, furnish
Synonym: abastecer
to stock
to decide, resolve, settle
to bestow, give, grant
to appoint
(law) to decide, give a decision

Conjugation

Conjugation of proveer (irregular) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			proveer
gerund			proveyendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		provisto, proveído		provista, proveída
		plural		provistos, proveídos		provistas, proveídas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	proveo	provees^{^tú} proveés^{^vos}	provee	proveemos	proveéis	proveen
	imperfect	proveía	proveías	proveía	proveíamos	proveíais	proveían
	preterite	proveí	proveíste	proveyó	proveímos	proveísteis	proveyeron
	future	proveeré	proveerás	proveerá	proveeremos	proveeréis	proveerán
	conditional	proveería	proveerías	proveería	proveeríamos	proveeríais	proveerían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	provea	proveas^{^tú} proveás^{^vos²}	provea	proveamos	proveáis	provean
	imperfect (ra)	proveyera	proveyeras	proveyera	proveyéramos	proveyerais	proveyeran
	imperfect (se)	proveyese	proveyeses	proveyese	proveyésemos	proveyeseis	proveyesen
	future¹	proveyere	proveyeres	proveyere	proveyéremos	proveyereis	proveyeren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		provee^{^tú} proveé^{^vos}	provea	proveamos	proveed	provean
	negative		no proveas	no provea	no proveamos	no proveáis	no provean

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of proveer (irregular)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive proveer	dative	proveerme	proveerte	proveerle, proveerse	proveernos	proveeros	proveerles, proveerse
with infinitive proveer	accusative	proveerme	proveerte	proveerlo, proveerla, proveerse	proveernos	proveeros	proveerlos, proveerlas, proveerse

with gerund proveyendo	dative	proveyéndome	proveyéndote	proveyéndole, proveyéndose	proveyéndonos	proveyéndoos	proveyéndoles, proveyéndose
with gerund proveyendo	accusative	proveyéndome	proveyéndote	proveyéndolo, proveyéndola, proveyéndose	proveyéndonos	proveyéndoos	proveyéndolos, proveyéndolas, proveyéndose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative provee	dative	provéeme	provéete	provéele	provéenos	not used	provéeles
	accusative	provéeme	provéete	provéelo, provéela	provéenos	not used	provéelos, provéelas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative proveé	dative	proveeme	proveete	proveele	proveenos	not used	proveeles
	accusative	proveeme	proveete	proveelo, proveela	proveenos	not used	proveelos, proveelas

with formal second-person singular imperative provea	dative	provéame	not used	provéale, provéase	provéanos	not used	provéales
with formal second-person singular imperative provea	accusative	provéame	not used	provéalo, provéala, provéase	provéanos	not used	provéalos, provéalas

with first-person plural imperative proveamos	dative	not used	proveámoste	proveámosle	proveámonos	proveámoos	proveámosles
with first-person plural imperative proveamos	accusative	not used	proveámoste	proveámoslo, proveámosla	proveámonos	proveámoos	proveámoslos, proveámoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative proveed	dative	proveedme	not used	proveedle	proveednos	proveeos	proveedles
with informal second-person plural imperative proveed	accusative	proveedme	not used	proveedlo, proveedla	proveednos	proveeos	proveedlos, proveedlas

with formal second-person plural imperative provean	dative	provéanme	not used	provéanle	provéannos	not used	provéanles, provéanse
with formal second-person plural imperative provean	accusative	provéanme	not used	provéanlo, provéanla	provéannos	not used	provéanlos, provéanlas, provéanse