No. 525 in Afrikaans
voorsien
"Voorsien" means "to provide" or "to foresee" in English.
In a sentence
Die ma voorsien kos aan haar gesin.
The mother provides food to her family.
In this sentence, 'voorsien' is used to mean 'provide' or 'supply', indicating the act of supplying something needed.
Ek voorsien dat dit môre gaan reën.
I foresee that it will rain tomorrow.
Here, 'voorsien' is used to mean 'foresee' or 'predict', indicating the act of anticipating an event.
Die plan is goed voorsien vir toekomstige probleme.
The plan is well-equipped for future problems.
In this example, 'voorsien' is used to mean 'equipped' or 'prepared', indicating the quality of being adequately supplied or planned.
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