provide

[ pruh-vahyd ]

/ prəˈvaɪd /

verb (used with object), pro·vid·ed, pro·vid·ing.

to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.

to supply or equip: 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.

verb (used without object), pro·vid·ed, pro·vid·ing.

to take measures with due foresight (usually followed by for or against).

to make arrangements for supplying means of support, money, etc. (usually followed by for): He provided for his children in his will.

to supply means of support (often followed by for): to provide for oneself.

Origin of provide

1375–1425; late Middle English providen < Latin prōvidēre to foresee, look after, provide for, equivalent to prō- pro-¹ + vidēre to see

SYNONYMS FOR provide

1 give, render.

3 produce.

OTHER WORDS FROM provide

pro·vid·a·ble, adjective o·ver·pro·vide, verb (used with object), o·ver·pro·vid·ed, o·ver·pro·vid·ing. pre·pro·vide, verb (used with object), pre·pro·vid·ed, pre·pro·vid·ing. un·pro·vid·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for providable

provide

/ (prəˈvaɪd) /

verb (mainly tr)

to put at the disposal of; furnish or supply

to afford; yield this meeting provides an opportunity to talk

(intr; often foll by for or against) to take careful precautions (over) he provided against financial ruin by wise investment

(intr foll by for) to supply means of support (to), esp financially he provides for his family

(in statutes, documents, etc) to determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), esp by including a proviso condition

to confer and induct into ecclesiastical offices

rare to have or get in store in summer many animals provide their winter food

Derived forms of provide

provider, noun

Word Origin for provide

C15: from Latin prōvidēre to provide for, from prō- beforehand + vidēre to see

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provide

verb (used with object), pro·vid·ed, pro·vid·ing.

verb (used without object), pro·vid·ed, pro·vid·ing.

Origin of provide

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British Dictionary definitions for providable

verb (mainly tr)

Derived forms of provide

Word Origin for provide

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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provide

verb (used with object), pro·vid·ed, pro·vid·ing.

verb (used without object), pro·vid·ed, pro·vid·ing.

Origin of provide

SYNONYMS FOR provide

OTHER WORDS FROM provide

Words nearby provide

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verb (mainly tr)

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