pourvoir
Meanings
Verb
1. to equip, provide, endow someone (transitive)
2. to fill (a seat, job vacancy) (transitive)
3. to provide (intransitive)
4. to provide oneself (pronominal)
5. to appeal (pronominal, law)
Examples46
Pourvu qu'elle vienne.
Let's hope she comes.
Pourvu qu'elle y arrive.
Let's hope she arrives there.
Un père pourvoit à sa famille.
A father provides for his family.
Je suis pourvu d'yeux.
I've got eyes.
Pourvu qu'il puisse venir ! J'aimerais le voir.
I hope he'll be able to come! I'd like to see him.
Il reste un poste à pourvoir.
One vacancy remains to be filled.