Words / B1

s-uh-PLEYE/səˈplaɪ/

Supply is a stock of something, or the act of providing it; a supply teacher covers a class in UK schools. Provide is the everyday verb twin; stock is a close noun. Cover: a supply teacher cannot change a predicted grade.

Meaning

A stock of something, or the act of providing it; a supply teacher covers a class.

Examples

• “A supply teacher cannot change a predicted grade.”
• “The supply of gloves ran out on the night shift, which is the stock sense.”

Good to know

a supply of + noun; in short supply. UK schools: a supply teacher. Verb: supply someone with. NHS / schools. Uncountable for the system (supply of staff); countable for a supply of packs.

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