Nearby Words
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 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.
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Provides
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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English providen < Latin prōvidēre to foresee, look after, provide for, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + vidēre to see
1375–1425; late Middle English providen < Latin prōvidēre to foresee, look after, provide for, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + vidēre to see
Related forms
pro·vid·a·ble, adjective
o·ver·pro·vide, verb (used with object), -vid·ed, -vid·ing.
pre·pro·vide, verb (used with object), -vid·ed, -vid·ing.
un·pro·vid·a·ble, adjective
Synonyms
1. give, render. 3. produce.
1. give, render. 3. produce.
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Word Origin & History
provide
1407, from L. providere "look ahead, prepare, supply," from pro- "ahead" + videre "to see" (see vision).
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