French Conversation · Level 144
30 words
French word
approvisionner
Pronunciation
IPA/apʁovizjone/
Meaning
- verbrestock
Example
Le magasin approvisionne les rayons tous les matins.
The store restocks the shelves every morning.
More examples
Le camion a approvisionné l'hôpital en médicaments hier.
The truck supplied the hospital with medicines yesterday.
Core concept
A delivery flow that keeps shelves or a stock supplied.
Common phrases
approvisionner les rayons
stock the shelves
approvisionner en eau
supply with water
Similar words
fournir: Supply someone with the necessary goods or materials.
livrer: Deliver goods or a package to a specified destination.
apporter: Bring an item to someone or somewhere for handover.
Definition in French
Acheminer ou fournir des biens à un lieu pour que ses rayons, ses stocks ou son approvisionnement restent suffisants.
Word origin
Approvisionner is built from French provision, ultimately from Latin provisio, with the verb form naming the act of supplying a place or stock.
Usage tips
- Approvisionner commonly takes a place or stock as its direct object and uses en for the goods: approvisionner un magasin en produits frais.
Other meanings
- supplyverb
Related words
- approvisionnementsupplynoun
- réapprovisionnerrestockverb
- approvisionnéstockedadjective