provided

American  

[pruh-vahy-did] / prəˈvaɪ dɪd /

conjunction

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

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

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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.

Commonly Confused

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.

Related Words

See if.

Other Word Forms

• nonprovided adjective
• unprovided adjective
• well-provided adjective

Etymology

Origin of provided

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

Example Sentences

Outside experts say the document not only provided a list of ideas, but outlined legal and administrative methods to achieve them.

From BBC

Over the course of 2024, an extra 7,000 vaccinations were carried out – and the total number of jabs was a fifth higher than the year before, according to figures provided by the local NHS.

From BBC

TV provided a pipeline that could market wares directly to children rather than just through their parents.

From The Wall Street Journal

As part of an international collaboration, the European Space Agency provided the launch service using the Ariane 5 rocket.

From Science Daily

That subtle halo of light provided strong evidence that an underlying galaxy was present.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• armed
• clothed
• dressed
• furnished
• rigged
• supplied