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provide
[pruh-vahyd]
verb (used with object)
to make available; furnish.
to provide employees with various benefits.
to supply or equip.
to provide the army with new fighter planes.
to afford or yield.
Synonyms: produceLaw., to arrange for or stipulate beforehand, as by a provision or proviso.
Archaic., to prepare or procure beforehand.
verb (used without object)
to take measures with due foresight (usually followed by for oragainst ).
to make arrangements for supplying means of support, money, etc. (usually followed byfor ).
He provided for his children in his will.
to supply means of support (often followed byfor ).
to provide for oneself.
provide
/ prəˈvaɪd /
verb
to put at the disposal of; furnish or supply
to afford; yield
this meeting provides an opportunity to talk
(intr; often foll by for or against) to take careful precautions (over)
he provided against financial ruin by wise investment
to supply means of support (to), esp financially
he provides for his family
(in statutes, documents, etc) to determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), esp by including a proviso condition
to confer and induct into ecclesiastical offices
rare, to have or get in store
in summer many animals provide their winter food
Other Word Forms
- provider noun
- providable adjective
- overprovide verb (used with object)
- preprovide verb (used with object)
- unprovidable adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of provide1
Word History and Origins
Origin of provide1
Example Sentences
Hexavalent chromium, commonly known as chrome, is best known for providing shiny, rust-resistant coating to auto parts, aviation components and tools.
“These institutions already have the authority to determine whether to provide admissions preferences like this one, and accordingly, this bill is unnecessary.”
Matches against Belgium have provided defining moments for Wales and their golden era of the past decade.
Written briefs, oral presentations, and published opinions would provide the accounting equivalent of case law, producing a body of precedent to guide auditors, preparers, and users of financial statements.
But with the driver still failing to provide any plausible explanation, officers took the same model of van back to the scene, to retrace his route.
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When To Use
For many, the word provide might conjure up tangible objects you can hand over, like food, supplies, goods, or money. Provide may also bring to mind less concrete things that can nevertheless be given or furnished, such as answers or solutions or responses. So, it might surprise you to learn that the root of provide isn’t about the sense of touch—but vision.Provide entered English around 1375–1425. It comes from the Latin prōvidēre, meaning “to foresee, look after, provide for.” The underlying idea of this verb is seeing something at a distance or beforehand, and when you can see something coming, you can make arrangements and prepare supplies for it. We call such arrangements and supplies provisions, a word that is also derived from prōvidēre.The Latin prōvidēre is composed of two parts. The first part is prō-, a widely used prefix based on the preposition prō, meaning “before, in front of.” The second part is vidēre, meaning “to see, look at.”Prō- appears in many words English borrowed from Latin, such as these verbs:
The verb vidēre is the ultimate source of a lot of English words, many of which entered English through French. Some more familiar derivatives include view, video, vision, visual, visit, and vista. Other derivatives are less obvious and even surprising:
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