| provide | take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" | en |
| provide | To supply; to afford; to contribute | en |
| provide | take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech" provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon | en |
| provide | supply, furnish; give, grant; prepare for in advance; set, make arrangements fiil | en |
| provide | To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare | en |
| provide | If you provide something that someone needs or wants, or if you provide them with it, you give it to them or make it available to them. I'll be glad to provide a copy of this They would not provide any details The government was not in a position to provide them with food. = supply + provider providers pro·vid·er They remain the main providers of sports facilities | en |
| provide | provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" | en |
| provide | make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" | en |
| provide | mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" | en |
| provide | If a law or agreement provides that something will happen, it states that it will happen. The treaty provides that, by the end of the century, the United States must have removed its bases see also provided, providing | en |
| provide | To furnish; to supply; formerly followed by of, now by with | en |
| provide | To stipulate previously; to condition; as, the agreement provides for an early completion of the work | en |
| provide | supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon | en |
| provide | provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" | en |
| provide | To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the education of a child | en |
| provide | determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech" | en |
| provide | To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as, the contract provides that the work be well done | en |
| provide | To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant | en |
| provide | To foresee | en |
| provide | To make possible or attainable | en |
| provide | To make a living; earn money for necessities | en |
| provide | To act to prepare for something | en |
| provide | To determine the form of some situations, by means of a stipulation or condition | en |
| provide | To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs | en |
| provide | To furnish with, cause to be present | en |
| To provide | foresee | en |
| provide for | If a law or agreement provides for something, it makes it possible. The bill provides for the automatic review of all death sentences | en |
| provide for | If you provide for something that might happen or that might need to be done, you make arrangements to deal with it. James had provided for just such an emergency | en |
| provide for | If you provide for someone, you support them financially and make sure that they have the things that they need. Elaine wouldn't let him provide for her Her father always ensured she was well provided for | en |
| provided | past of provide | en |
| provided | Only if (the stipulation that follows is true) | en |
| provided | If you say that something will happen provided or provided that something else happens, you mean that the first thing will happen only if the second thing also happens. The other banks are going to be very eager to help, provided that they see that he has a specific plan Provided they are fit I see no reason why they shouldn't go on playing for another four or five years. = providing. used to say that something will only be possible if something else happens or is done = providing | en |
| provided | conj. on the condition that; only if | en |
| provided | On condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever | en |
| provides | third-person singular of provide | en |
| providing | present participle of provide | en |
| providing | conj. on the condition that -, only if - | en |
| providing | giving, rendering; arranging for -, preparing for -; supplying, furnishing isim | en |
| providing | If you say that something will happen providing or providing that something else happens, you mean that the first thing will happen only if the second thing also happens. I do believe in people being able to do what they want to do, providing they're not hurting someone else = provided. used to say that something will only be possible if something else happens or is done = provided | en |