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pro·vide

Audio Help [pruh-vahyd] Pronunciation Key verb, -vid·ed, -vid·ing.

–verb (used with object)

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.

–verb (used without object)

6.	to take measures with due foresight (usually fol. by for or against).

7.	to make arrangements for supplying means of support, money, etc. (usually fol. by for): He provided for his children in his will.

8.	to supply means of support (often fol. by for): to provide for oneself.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME providen < L prōvidére to foresee, look after, provide for, equiv. to prō- pro-¹ + vidére to see

]

—Related forms

pro·vid·a·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 1. give, render. 3. produce.

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pro·vide Audio Help   (prə-vīd') Pronunciation Key
v.   pro·vid·ed, pro·vid·ing, pro·vides

v.   tr.

To furnish; supply: provide food and shelter for a family.
To make available; afford: a room that provides ample sunlight through French windows.
To set down as a stipulation: an agreement that provides deadlines for completion of the work.
Archaic To make ready ahead of time; prepare.

v. intr.

To take measures in preparation: provided for the common defense of the states in time of war.
To supply means of subsistence: She provides for her family by working in a hospital.
To make a stipulation or condition: The Constitution provides for a bicameral legislature.

[Middle English providen, from Latin prōvidēre, to provide for : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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provide

1407, from L. providere "look ahead, prepare, supply," from pro- "ahead" + videre "to see" (see vision).

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provide
verb
1.	give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: supply]
2.	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
3.	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.	mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" [syn: put up]
5.	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" [syn: leave]
6.	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"
7.	take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"

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provide1 [prəˈvaid] verb

to give or supply
Example: He provided the wine for the meal; He provided them with a bed for the night.

Arabic:	يُزَوِّد، يُعْطي
Chinese (Simplified):	提供
Chinese (Traditional):	提供
Czech:	opatřit, dát, poskytnout
Danish:	give; forsyne med
Dutch:	voorzien, leveren
Estonian:	hankima
Finnish:	hankkia
French:	fournir
German:	be-, versorgen
Greek:	παρέχω, προμηθεύω, εφοδιάζω
Hungarian:	ad, nyújt, ellát
Icelandic:	útvega
Indonesian:	menyediakan
Italian:	fornire

Japanese:	与える
Korean:	(마련해) 주다, 공급하다
Latvian:	apgādāt; sarūpēt
Lithuanian:	patiekti, parūpinti
Norwegian:	gi, forsyne, skaffe til veie
Polish:	dostarczyć, zapewnić
Portuguese (Brazil):	suprir
Portuguese (Portugal):	providenciar
Romanian:	a furniza
Russian:	давать, снабжать
Slovak:	poskytnúť
Slovenian:	preskrbeti
Spanish:	proporcionar, proveer, suministrar, facilitar
Swedish:	skaffa, ordna med, stå för
Turkish:	sağlamak, vermek

provide2 [prəˈvaid] verb

(with for) to have enough money to supply what is necessary
Example: He is unable to provide for his family.

Arabic:	يُعيل
Chinese (Simplified):	供给
Chinese (Traditional):	供給
Czech:	zaopatřit obživu
Danish:	forsørge
Dutch:	onderhouden
Estonian:	hoolt kandma
Finnish:	huolehtia
French:	subvenir aux besoins (de)
German:	sorgen
Greek:	συντηρώ
Hungarian:	gondoskodik
Icelandic:	afla, framfleyta
Indonesian:	mencukupi
Italian:	provvedere

Japanese:	養う
Korean:	부양하다, 충분한 재력이 있다
Latvian:	apgādāt; nodrošināt
Lithuanian:	ap(si)rūpinti
Norwegian:	forsørge
Polish:	utrzymać
Portuguese (Brazil):	sustentar
Portuguese (Portugal):	sustentar
Romanian:	a întreţine
Russian:	обеспечивать
Slovak:	postarať sa (o)
Slovenian:	skrbeti
Spanish:	mantener
Swedish:	sörja för
Turkish:	geçindirmek, bakmak

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Provide

Pro*ved"i*tor\, n. [It. proveditore, provveditore, fr. provedere, L. providere. See Provide, and cf. Purveyor, Provedore.] One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another. --Jer. Taylor.

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Provide

Pro*vide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provided; p. pr. & vb. n. Providing.] [L. providere, provisum; pro before + videre to see. See Vision, and cf. Prudent, Purvey.]

1. To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare. "Provide us all things necessary." --Shak.

2. To supply; to afford; to contribute.

Bring me berries, or such cooling fruit As the kind, hospitable woods provide. --Milton.

3. To furnish; to supply; -- formerly followed by of, now by with. "And yet provided him of but one." --Jer. Taylor. "Rome . . . was well provided with corn." --Arbuthnot.

4. To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as, the contract provides that the work be well done.

5. To foresee.

Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

6. To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor. --Prescott.

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