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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | 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 stint, scant, skimp - supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance" terrace, terrasse - provide (a house) with a terrace; "We terrassed the country house" 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" 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" 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" glass, glaze - furnish with glass; "glass the windows" | | 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" 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"specify, stipulate, condition, qualify - specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments" | | 4. | provide - mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"wage, engage - carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns); "Napoleon and Hitler waged war against all of Europe" | | 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"yield, afford, give - be the cause or source of; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" admit, allow - afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" | | 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"gear up, prepare, ready, set, fix, set up - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" |
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 verb 2. give, bring, add, produce, present, serve, afford, yield, lend, render, impart 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
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provide [prəˈvaɪd] vt → proporcionar, dar;
provide [prəˈvaɪd] vt → fournir;
provide [prəˈvaɪd] vt [+ food, money, shelter etc] → zur Verfügung stellen [+ answer, example etc]; liefern;
provide [prəˈvaɪd] vt → fornire, provvedere;
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