förser

Förser is a Swedish verb meaning to provide, furnish, or equip someone or something with goods, materials, services, or information. It is a transitive verb and is commonly used with the preposition med to specify what is supplied, as in förser någon med något.

In usage, förser appears across many contexts, including business, public administration, and everyday language. Examples include a company that förser its customers med högkvalitativa produkter, a school that förser students med läromedel, or a municipality that förser residents med information och service. The passive form förses med is often used to indicate that something is being equipped or supplied, for example a system som förses med ny funktionalitet.

Relation to related terms: försörja and försörjning address different dimensions of provisioning. Försörja typically means to provide for someone’s subsistence or livelihood, not merely to equip with items. Förse emphasizes furnishing concrete items, equipment, or information, while försörja centers on ongoing support and resources for people or households.

Grammatical notes: The present tense form is förser (he/she/it), and the past participle is försett, used in perfect tenses as har försett. The verb is commonly used in formal, administrative, or technical registers, though it also appears in everyday language.

See also: försörja, försörjning, utrustning.