Word Frequency
provide (prəˈvaɪd
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Definitions
verb
- 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
proˈvider nounWord Origin
C15: from Latin prōvidēre to provide for, from prō- beforehand + vidēre to seeSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations for 'provide'
- British English: provide If you provide something that someone needs or wants, you give it to them or make it available to them.They provided lots of information.prəˈvaɪd VERB
- Arabic: يُزَوَد
- Brazilian Portuguese: fornecer
- Chinese: 供应
- Croatian: pružati
- Czech: poskytnout poskytovat
- Danish: tilvejebringe
- Dutch: leveren
- European Spanish: suministrarproporcionar
- Finnish: hankkia
- French: fournir
- German: zur Verfügung stellen
- Greek: παρέχω
- Italian: fornire
- Japanese: 供給する
- Korean: 제공하다
- Norwegian: skaffe
- Polish: dostarczyć dostarczać
- Portuguese: fornecer
- Romanian: a asigura
- Russian: предоставлять
- Spanish: suministrar
- Swedish: sörja för
- Thai: จัดหา
- Turkish: sağlamak
- Ukrainian: забезпечувати забезпечити
- Vietnamese: cung cấp
Example Sentences Including 'provide'
Again the landing is large enough to provide a sitting area.Glasgow Herald (2001)
An investment of £100 per month over 18 years would provide a nest egg of more than £36,000 at 5.5 % growth rate, for instance.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Gawn, on the other hand, was far better placed to provide the intelligence she demanded.TREASON KEEP (2001)
Guidelines would provide a measure of comfort to doctors afraid of prosecution.Irish Times (2002)
He began to screw up a few of the pages, to provide some initial fodder for the flame.THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001)
Nor can the "protocol" that "the onus has always been on the CYC to contact us " provide an explanation.FATAL STORM (2001)
Some 14 per cent of parents were concerned they could not provide enough food for their children.Irish Times (2002)
The answer is to provide them with the warmest conditions possible.Country Life (2004)
They were heading towards the piazza, where the crowds would surely provide an excellent opportunity for the mystery intruder to vanish.THE RIVAL QUEENS: A Countess Ashby de la Zouche Mystery (2002)
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