Definitions for provide
prəˈvaɪdpro·vide

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. supply, provide, render, furnishverb

   give something useful or necessary to

   "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

2. provide, supply, ply, caterverb

   give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

   "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

3. provideverb

   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. put up, provide, offerverb

   mount or put up

   "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"

5. leave, allow for, allow, provideverb

   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, bring home the baconverb

   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. provideverb

   take measures in preparation for

   "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. provideverb

   To make a living; earn money for necessities.

   It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage.

2. provideverb

   To act to prepare for something.

3. provideverb

   To determine the form of some situations, by means of a stipulation or condition.

4. provideverb

   To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.

5. provideverb

   To furnish with, cause to be present.

6. provideverb

   To make possible or attainable.

   He provides us with an alternative option.

7. Etymology: From provideo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PROVIDEverb

   Etymology: provideo, Lat.

   1. To procure beforehand; to get ready; to prepare.

   God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt-offering. Gen.

   Provide out of all, able men that fear God. Ex. xviii. 21.

   He happier seat provides for us. John Milton.

   2. To furnish; to supply. With of or with before the thing provided.

   Part incentive reed
   Provide, pernicious with one touch to fire. John Milton.

   To make experiments of gold, be provided of a conservatory of snow, a good large vault under ground, and a deep well. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   The king forthwith provides him of a guard,
   A thousand archers daily to attend. Daniel.

   If I have really drawn a portrait to the knees, let some better artist provide himself of a deeper canvas, and taking these hints, set the figure on its legs, and finish it. Dryden.

   He went,
   With large expence and with a pompous train
   Provided, as to visit France or Spain. Dryden.

   An earth well provided of all requisite things for an habitable world. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   Rome, by the care of the magistrates, was well provided with corn. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   When the monasteries were granted away, the parishes were left destitute, or very meanly provided of any maintenance for a pastor. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

   They were of good birth, and such who, although inheriting good estates, yet happened to be well educated, and provided with learning. Jonathan Swift.

   3. To stipulate.4. To Provide against. To take measures for counteracting or escaping any ill.

   Sagacity of brutes in defending themselves, providing against the inclemency of the weather, and care for their young. Matthew Hale.

   Some men, instructed by the lab’ring ant,
   Provide against th’ extremities of want. Dryden.

   Fraudulent practices were provided against by laws. Arbuth.

   5. To Provide for. To take care of beforehand.

   States, which will continue, are above all things to uphold the reverend regard of religion, and to provide for the same by all means. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 2.

   He hath intent, his wonted followers
   Shall all be very well provided for. William Shakespeare.

   A provident man provides for the future. Walter Raleigh.

   My arbitrary bounty’s undeny’d;
   I give reversions, and for heirs provide. Samuel Garth.

   He will have many dependents, whose wants he cannot provide for. Addison.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. provide

   To provide means to give, furnish, or supply something to someone. It involves offering or making available resources, goods, information, or support in order to fulfill a need or a request.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Provideverb

   to look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare

2. Provideverb

   to supply; to afford; to contribute

3. Provideverb

   to furnish; to supply; -- formerly followed by of, now by with

4. Provideverb

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

5. Provideverb

   to foresee

6. Provideverb

   to appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor

7. Provideverb

   to procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; -- followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the education of a child

8. Provideverb

   to stipulate previously; to condition; as, the agreement provides for an early completion of the work

9. Etymology: [L. providere, provisum; pro before + videre to see. See Vision, and cf. Prudent, Purvey.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Provide

   prō-vīd′, v.t. to make ready beforehand: to prepare for future use: to supply: to appoint or give a right to a benefice before it is actually vacant.—v.i. to procure supplies or means of defence: to take measures: to arrange for as a necessary condition or arrangement.—adj. Provī′dable.—conj. Provī′ded, (often with that) on condition: upon these terms: with the understanding.—n. Provī′der. [L. providēre—pro, before, vidēre, to see.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. provide

   To create or give accurately.

   They did provide the hotel with the deposit to secure their wedding.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 9, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Engage
   • Give
   • Prepare
   • Stipulate

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'provide' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #397

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'provide' in Written Corpus Frequency: #906

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'provide' in Verbs Frequency: #39

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Anagrams for provide »

1. prevoid

How to pronounce provide?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say provide in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of provide in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of provide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of provide in a Sentence

1. Joseph Fitzgerald:

   This is a sad day for our officers, who face criminal charges for trying to do their jobs and keeping the community safe, the FOP continues to support these fine officers and will provide a vigorous defense against these allegations.

2. Daniel Grossman:

   Those who will be possibly impacted by this are often the sole providers of health care for these patients. They provide Pap smears and breast cancer screening and many other preventative services, and it is not so easy to find other providers to take up the slack if these providers don't receive the funding.

3. Georges Benjamin:

   While CDC can provide some leadership there -- they can provide the science, they can provide the evidence, and maybe they can do the modeling -- because that involves so much of a society that's got to come at a higher authority, maybe the Covid Task Force pulls that together and lays it out for the nation.

4. Becky Pringle:

   Our teachers have been working directly with parents in assuring them, for example, that the schools are safe and we're going to be doing the same thing with vaccinations, we're going to be arming our educators, all of them, with information so that they can provide that information directly to parents and try to get those vaccination rates up.

5. James Whitehorne:

   We're supposed to provide states with what they identify as needing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=provide
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Provide
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=provide
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/provide
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=provide
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=provide