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fornire

to provide

verb for-NEE-reh Common

Origin: From Old French fournir (to furnish)

Also means

to supply

Usage Note

Fornire takes avere in compound tenses and follows the -isc- infix pattern in the present: fornisco, fornisci, fornisce, forniamo, fornite, forniscono. The construction fornire qualcosa a qualcuno (to provide something to someone) is the standard word order. Fornitore (supplier) and fornitura (supply/provision) are the related business terms.

Examples

"L'azienda fornisce servizi di consulenza."

Natural Translation

The company provides consulting services.

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