provided

[ pruh-vahy-did ]

/ prəˈvaɪ dɪd /

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conjunction

on the condition or understanding (that); providing: I'll go provided that the others go, too.

Origin of provided

1375–1425; late Middle English. See provide, -ed²

SYNONYMS FOR provided

in case, granted. See if.

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ANTONYMS FOR provided

lest.

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usage note for provided

The conjunctions provided and providing are interchangeable. Both mean “on the condition or understanding that,” with that sometimes expressed: Provided (or Providing ) no further objections are raised, we will consider the matter settled.

OTHER WORDS FROM provided

non·pro·vid·ed, adjective un·pro·vid·ed, adjective well-pro·vid·ed, adjective

Words nearby provided

proverb, proverbial, proverbs, provertebra, provide, provided, providence, providence in the fall of a sparrow, there's a special, providence, divine, providencia, provident

Definition for provided (2 of 2)

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.

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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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“We met the smuggler in the train station; he came to speak with us about the services he provided,” Yazbek says.

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At its peak, his business made as much as $30,000 a year—provided he worked the entire month of December.

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The bill also provided $64 billion in war funding through the Overseas Contingency Operations account.

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A new WPA would have helped create jobs and provided some training to underemployed or unemployed youth.

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To that I would qualify, provided an opportunity were given me to make sure that she is, in all respects, as other vessels are.

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Cloth-covered frames should be provided to close these openings and keep out driving storms.

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He warily sounded a nature that could be warped to the exigencies of any plan, provided it was profitable.

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Yet ways and means had to be provided, and the difficulty grew rather than diminished, until it was decided to cut the knot.

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Socrates was surely not a good provider, but if he had provided more for his family, he would have provided less for the world.

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British Dictionary definitions for provided

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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conjunction

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Definition for provided (2 of 2)

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

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

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verb (mainly tr)

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conjunction

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usage note for provided

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Definition for provided (2 of 2)

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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verb (mainly tr)

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