Meaning
to provide, to supply
- to equip
In a sentence
Ci fornisci i dati entro stasera?
Can you provide us the data by tonight?
Il negozio non fornisce sacchetti di plastica.
The store doesn't provide plastic bags.
Hanno fornito il team di nuovi computer.
They equipped the team with new computers.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fornire | infinitive |
| forniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| fornisco | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| fornite | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fornisci | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| forniscono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fornisce | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fornivamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fornivo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| fornivate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fornivi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fornivano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| forniva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| fornimmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| fornii | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| forniste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| fornisti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| fornirono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| fornì | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| forniremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| fornirò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| fornirete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| fornirai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| forniranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| fornirà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| forniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| fornisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| forniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| fornisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| forniscano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fornisca | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| fornissimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| fornissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| forniste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| fornissi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| fornissero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| fornisse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| forniremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| fornirei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| fornireste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| forniresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| fornirebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| fornirebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| forniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| fornite | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| fornisci | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| fornendo | gerund |
| fornito | past · participle |
Usage notes
- More formal than dare or offrire. Common in business, bureaucracy, manuals, and academic writing.
- Usually takes a direct object plus a/di phrase: fornire qualcosa a qualcuno; fornire qualcuno di qualcosa.
- Do not confuse with formire. Past participle is fornito; compound tenses normally use avere: ho fornito.