provided

[pruh-vahy-did]

conjunction

1. on the condition or understanding (that); providing.

   I'll go, provided that the others go too.

adjective

1. furnished or supplied for someone’s use.

   Students play the video and then use the provided handout for graphing the story.

2. stipulated in a regulation, law, etc..

   Complaints filed past the provided term defined in section VII.2 shall not be considered.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of provide.

Confusables Note

The conjunctions provided and providing are interchangeable. Both mean “on the condition or understanding that,” with that sometimes expressed: Provided (or Providing ) no further objections are raised, we will consider the matter settled.

Other Word Forms

• nonprovided adjective
• unprovided adjective
• well-provided adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of provided¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; provide, -ed ²

Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

Maloney provided exceptionally well-preserved seaweed fossils that are roughly one billion years old, collected from Yukon Territory, Canada.

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Even before this effort, states provided about 90% of their own funding for education, but federal investment is still crucial, advocates say.

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A curtain was provided to hang like a screen, to give some privacy to the cots assigned to Madame Babushkinov, Penelope, and Veronika.

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It was efficient, one had to admit, but lacked the sense of adventure and cardiovascular exercise that dashing to get a good spot on line had always provided.

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Penelope found this revolting, frankly, but it kept the children happily occupied and thus provided an opportunity for her to exercise her powers of deduction.

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