fornece

Fornece is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Portuguese verb fornecer, meaning to supply, to furnish, or to provide. It is used to indicate that someone or something provides something to someone else. The form appears in both Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese, with regional variations in pronoun use. In Brazil, you would commonly encounter falar de alguém que “fornece” algo with the subject you or he, while in Portugal both ele/ela/você fornece and tu forneces are possible in everyday speech.

Conjugation and related forms: eu forneço; tu forneces; ele/ela/você fornece; nós fornecemos; vós fornecéis; eles/elas/vocês fornecem. The verb is derived from fornecer, and its noun forms include fornecimento (the act or process of supplying) and fornecedor (supplier).

Usage notes: fornece typically governs a direct object that specifies what is being supplied, such as produtos, informações, serviços, ou recursos. Examples: “A empresa fornece materiais aos clientes.” “O serviço fornece informações confiáveis.” The form is common in formal writing, journalism, and everyday speech when describing that a subject provides something.

See also: fornecer, fornecedor, fornecimento.