Provender

Pronunciation: /ˈprɑvəndər/

Definitions of provender

noun provisions or supplies, especially food

Example Sentences

A1 The farmer stocked up on provender for his livestock.

A2 The village store sold a variety of provender for the animals.

B1 The stable manager ordered a shipment of provender for the horses.

B2 The zookeeper ensured there was enough provender for all the exotic animals.

C1 The agricultural supplier provided high-quality provender for the dairy farms.

C2 The equestrian center sourced organic provender for their competition horses.

Examples of provender in a Sentence

formal The farmer purchased high-quality provender for his livestock.

informal I need to pick up some provender for the animals on the farm.

slang Hey, don't forget to grab the provender for the critters.

figurative Education is the provender for the mind, nourishing it with knowledge and wisdom.

Grammatical Forms of provender

• past tense: provendered
• plural: provenders
• comparative: more provender
• superlative: most provender
• present tense: provenders
• future tense: will provender
• perfect tense: have provendered
• continuous tense: is provendering
• singular: provender
• positive degree: provender
• infinitive: to provender
• gerund: provendering
• participle: provendered

Origin and Evolution of provender

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Old French

Story behind the word: The word 'provender' originated from the Old French word 'provendre' which means 'to provide' or 'to supply'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to refer to food for livestock, the term 'provender' has evolved to also include food or provisions for humans, especially in a historical context.