pro·vide (pr -v d )v. pro·vid·ed, pro·vid·ing, pro·vides v.tr. 1. To furnish; supply: provide food and shelter for a family. 2. To make available; afford: a room that provides ample sunlight through French windows. 3. To set down as a stipulation: an agreement that provides deadlines for completion of the work. 4. Archaic To make ready ahead of time; prepare. v.intr. 1. To take measures in preparation: provided for the common defense of the states in time of war. 2. To supply means of subsistence: She provides for her family by working in a hospital. 3. To make a stipulation or condition: The Constitution provides for a bicameral legislature. [Middle English providen, from Latin pr  vid re, to provide for : pr-, forward; see pro-1 + vidre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.] |
provide
Verb
[-viding, -vided]
1. to make available
2. to afford; yield: social activities providing the opportunity to meet new people
3. (often foll. by for, against)to take careful precautions: we provide for the possibility of illness in the examination regulations
4. (foll. by for)to support financially: both parents should be expected to provide for their children
5. Formal provide for (of a law, treaty, etc.) to make possible: a bill providing for stiffer penalties for racial discrimination [Latin providere to provide for]
provider n
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| Verb | 1. | provide - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" hydrate - supply water or liquid to in order to maintain a healthy balance; "the bicyclists must be hydrated frequently" charge - energize a battery by passing a current through it in the direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car battery" date - provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated" feed - feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity" calk - provide with calks; "calk horse shoes" give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" fund - provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest dado - provide with a dado; "The owners wanted to dado their dining room" innervate - supply nerves to (some organ or body part) offer - make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms" extend, offer - make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages" stock - provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat" buy in, stock up, stock - amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" caption - provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing tube - provide with a tube or insert a tube into ticket - provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now" stock - supply with livestock; "stock a farm" stock - supply with fish; "stock a lake" rim - furnish with a rim; "rim a hat" fret - provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar" step - furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the terrace" rail - provide with rails; "The yard was railed" grate - furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace" capitalise, capitalize - supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders alphabetize - provide with an alphabet; "Cyril and Method alphabetized the Slavic languages" wharf - provide with a wharf; "Wharf the mouth of the river" air-cool, air-condition - equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature; "Our house is not air-conditioned" uniform - provide with uniforms; "The guards were uniformed" railroad - supply with railroad lines; "railroad the West" partner - provide with a partner subtitle - supply (a movie) with subtitles headline - provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline match - provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions" hobnail - supply with hobnails wive - provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife victual - supply with food; "The population was victualed during the war" heat - provide with heat; "heat the house" seat - provide with seats; "seat a concert hall" seat - put a seat on a chair ramp - furnish with a ramp; "The ramped auditorium" arm - supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan" interleave - provide (books) with blank leaves |
| 2. | provide - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" staff - provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed" drench - force to drink regale, treat - provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night" board - provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men" feed, give - give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" feed - serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six" dish, dish up, serve up, dish out, serve - provide (usually but not necessarily food); "We serve meals for the homeless"; "She dished out the soup at 8 P.M."; "The entertainers served up a lively show" cater - supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets help, serve - help to some food; help with food or drink; "I served him three times, and after that he helped himself" power - supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines" feed - provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts" underlay - provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists" horse - provide with a horse or horses shower - provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents" accommodate - provide with something desired or needed; "Can you accommodate me with a rental car?" nourish, nurture, sustain - provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" fix up - find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl" gutter - provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings" give - transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care" | |
| 3. | 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" | |
| 4. | provide - mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" | |
| 5. | 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" | |
| 6. | 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" support - support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" | |
| 7. | provide - take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" |
provide
verb 1. supply, give, contribute, provision, distribute, outfit, equip, accommodate, donate, furnish, dispense, part with, fork out (informal) stock up, cater to, purvey << OPPOSITE withhold
provide for something (followed by for or against) take precautions against, plan for, prepare for, anticipate, arrange for, get ready for, make plans for, make arrangements for, plan ahead for, take measures against, forearm for
Translations
provide [prəˈvaɪd] vt [+ food, money, shelter etc] → zur Verfügung stellen [+ answer, example etc]; liefern;
provide [prəˈvaɪd] vt → fornire, provvedere;
to provide sb with sth → fornire or provvedere qn di qc;
provide for vt fus → provvedere a
v provide [prəˈvaid]
1 to give or supply He provided the wine for the meal; He provided them with a bed for the night. voorsien, verskaf يُزَوِّد، يُعْطي грижа се opatřit, dát, poskytnout give; forsyne med be-, versorgen παρέχω, προμηθεύω, εφοδιάζω proporcionar, proveer, suministrar, facilitar hankima تهیه کردن hankkia fournir לְסַפֵּק देना ad, nyújt, ellát menyediakan útvega fornire 与える (마련해) 주다, 공급하다 patiekti, parūpinti apgādāt; sarūpēt memberikan; menyediakan voorzien, leveren gi, forsyne, skaffe til veie dostarczyć, zapewnić providenciar a furniza давать, снабжать poskytnúť preskrbeti obezbediti skaffa, ordna med, stå för จัดหาให้ sağlamak, vermek 提供 постачати دينا، مہيا کرنا cung cấp 提供
2 (with for) to have enough money to supply what is necessary He is unable to provide for his family. verdien يُعيل обезпечавам zaopatřit obživu forsørge sorgen συντηρώ mantener hoolt kandma تامین کردن huolehtia subvenir aux besoins (de) לִנקוֹט צְעָדִים संभरण करना, पूर्ति करना gondoskodik mencukupi afla, framfleyta provvedere 養う 부양하다, 충분한 재력이 있다 ap(si)rūpinti apgādāt; nodrošināt menyara onderhouden forsørge utrzymać sustentar a întreţine обеспечивать postarať sa (o) skrbeti izdržavati sörja för หาเงินได้ geçindirmek, bakmak 供給 забезпечувати ضروريات کا بہم پہنچانا chu cấp 供给
proˈvided, proˈviding
conjuction if; on condition (that) We can buy it provided/providing (that) we have enough money. mits بشَرْط при условие че s podmínkou, pokud på betingelse af; forudsat vorausgesetzt, daß εφόσον,αρκεί να siempre que; a condición de que juhul kui به شرط آنکه pourvu que בִּתנַאי बशर्ते कि feltéve, ha ... asalkan að því tilskyldu provvedere 만약 ...이라면, ...이라는 조건으로 jei, su sàlyga ja; ar noteikumu, ka dgn syarat forsørge na condição de (numai) dacă сли только, при условии (что) pod podmienkou, za predpokladu pod pogojem pod uslovom da förutsatt (på villkor) att โดยมีเงื่อนไขว่า ...-mesi şartıyla; eğer за умови, що; якщо тільки بشرطے کہ miễn là; với điều kiện là 假如
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