suprir

Suprir is a Portuguese verb meaning to provide what is lacking, to supply, or to meet a need or demand. It denotes the act of filling a gap or replenishing resources, rather than merely giving something as a favor. The word is used transitively, with a direct object representing what is being provided or the deficiency being addressed.

Usage and nuances

- Common collocations include necessidades (needs), demandas (demands), lacunas (gaps), recursos (resources), and suprimento (supply).

- Examples: A empresa supriu a demanda de componentes. O governo pretende suprir a carência de água.

- Suprir can express both meeting immediate needs (to supply essentials) and long‑term provisioning (to replenish inventories

Regional and stylistic notes

- Suprir is widely used in Brazilian Portuguese and is also understood in European Portuguese, where alternatives

- The related noun suprimento refers to the act or result of supplying, while suprido serves as

Conjugation and related forms

- Suprir generally follows regular -ir verb patterns in Portuguese, with standard subject-verb agreement across tenses and

Suprir thus covers the broad sense of provisioning and filling needs, applicable in business, governance, education,

infrastructure).

“supplied.”