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Definitions for Provide
[1] to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
[2] to supply or equip: to provide the army with new fighter planes.
[3] to afford or yield.
[4] Law . to arrange for or stipulate beforehand, as by a provision or proviso.
[5] Archaic . to prepare or procure beforehand.
[6] to take measures with due foresight (usually followed by for or against ).
[7] to make arrangements for supplying means of support, money, etc. (usually followed by for ): He provided for his children in his will.
[8] to supply means of support (often followed by for ): to provide for oneself.
[9] to put at the disposal of; furnish or supply
[10] to afford; yield this meeting provides an opportunity to talk
[11] (intr; often foll by for or against) to take careful precautions (over) he provided against financial ruin by wise investment
[12] (intr foll by for ) to supply means of support (to), esp financially he provides for his family
[13] (in statutes, documents, etc) to determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), esp by including a proviso condition
[14] to confer and induct into ecclesiastical offices
[15] rare to have or get in store in summer many animals provide their winter food
Words related to Provide
give, contribute, administer, bring, equip, prepare, grant, transfer, add, lend, afford, serve, produce, cater, present, arrange, yield, keep, maintain, implement
Words nearby Provide
provençale, proverb, proverbial, proverbs, provertebra, provide, provided, providence, providence in the fall of a sparrow, there's a special, providence, divine, providencia
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
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
Word origin for Provide
C15: from Latin prōvidēre to provide for, from prō- beforehand + vidēre to see
Synonyms for Provide
add, administer, afford, arrange, bring, cater, contribute, equip, furnish, give, grant, hand over, implement, keep, lend, maintain, prepare, present, produce, serve, transfer, yield, accommodate, bestow, care, dispense, favor, feather, feed, fit, heel, impart, indulge, line, minister, outfit, procure, proffer, provision, ration, ready, render, replenish, stake, stock, store, sustain, fit out, fix up, fix up with, look after, stock up, take care of, turn out