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

With the government seemingly ending rescue efforts, the disparity between the figures provided by CAN, school authorities, and rescued teachers and staff generated controversy.

From Barron's

The judge said Bartlett’s company hadn’t provided evidence that it competes with Nike or that consumers might confuse their products, as it had argued.

From The Wall Street Journal

During a period of postnatal depression, she says, the short breaks screens provided were vital.

From BBC

Information on the implementation process is to be provided in a press conference scheduled for Sunday, he added.

From Barron's

Entertainment was provided by Fiddler's Green and the trust's Parklife choir.

From BBC

Related Words

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