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   provide

   /prəˈvʌɪd/

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   • 1. make available for use; supply: "these clubs provide a much appreciated service for this area" Similar supplygiveissuefurnishlay outcome up withdispensebestowimpartproduceyieldbring forthbeardeliverdonatecontributepledgeadvancesparepart withallocatedistributeallotassignput forwardput upprofferpresentextendrenderinformal:fork outante uppony upOpposite refusewithhold
   • ▪ equip or supply someone with (something useful or necessary): "we were provided with a map of the area" Similar equipfurnishissuesupplyoutfitfit outrig outarmarrayattireaccoutreprovisionstockpurveyaccommodatebestowfavourendowpresentkit outinformal:fix upOpposite deprive
   • ▪ present or yield (something useful): "neither will provide answers to these problems" Similar make availablepresentofferaffordaccordgiveaddbringyieldimpartbestowconferlend
   • 2. make adequate preparation for (a possible event): "new qualifications must provide for changes in technology" Similar prepareallowmake provisionmake preparationsbe preparedanticipatearrangemake arrangementsget readyplanmake planscater
   • ▪ supply sufficient money to ensure the maintenance of (someone): "Emma was handsomely provided for in Frannie's will" Similar feednurturenourishgive food toprovide board forsupportmaintainkeepsustainprovide sustenance forfend forfinanceendowtake care ofcare forlook afterOpposite neglect
   • ▪ (of a law) enable or allow (something to be done): "the Bill provides for the setting of guaranteed service standards"
   • 3. stipulate in a will or other legal document: "the order should be varied to provide that there would be no contact with the father" Similar stipulatelay downhave as a conditionmake it a conditionrequireorderordaindemandprescribestateset outspecify
   • 4. appoint an incumbent to (a benefice). historical

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘prepare to do, get ready’): from Latin providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’.

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   What does provide mean?

   • Middle English providen "to provide," from Latin providēre, literally, "to see ahead," from pro- "ahead, forward" and vidēre "to see" — related to vision Nglish: Translation of provide for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of provide for Arabic Speakers Love words? Need even more definitions?

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   What does it mean to provide a job?

   • The verb provide generally means to make available or even to allow. The Constitution, for example, provides for protected freedom of speech. But you've probably also heard people talking about getting a job to provide for their family — in that case, to provide means to make money to pay for food and bills, or in other words, bring home the bacon.

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   What does providing mean?

   • , pro·vid·ed, pro·vid·ing. to provide employees with various benefits. to provide the army with new fighter planes. to afford or yield. Law. to arrange for or stipulate beforehand, as by a provision or proviso. Archaic. to prepare or procure beforehand. , pro·vid·ed, pro·vid·ing.

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   Where did the word provide come from?

   • Provide entered English around 1375–1425. It comes from the Latin prōvidēre, meaning “to foresee, look after, provide for.” The underlying idea of this verb is seeing something at a distance or beforehand, and when you can see something coming, you can make arrangements and prepare supplies for it.

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   This booklet provides useful information about local services. All meals are provided at no additional cost. The author provides no documentary references to support her assertions. Putting more police on patrol doesn't provide a real solution to the problem of increasing violence.

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   give me that dirty plate; offer advice; provide useful information about local services; supply water for the whole town; donate money to school book fund.

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   Customers will be provided with specialist training they need to work on the project; enhanced cashflow will also provide funds for expansion into television ; digital imaging center provides 3D scanning service in Europe and Africa ; according Census data provided by state Department of Labor and Industry Hispanic workers constitute about 3% of wo...

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   Provide definition: to make available; furnish. See examples of PROVIDE used in a sentence.

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   verb. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain. “This procedure provides for lots of leeway” synonyms: allow, allow for, leave. admit, allow. afford possibility. see more.

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    Provide means to give something to someone or make it available to them, because they need it or want it. It also means to produce something useful as a result. See grammar patterns, verb forms and examples from the corpus.