provided
Americanconjunction
adjective
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furnished or supplied for someone’s use.
Students play the video and then use the provided handout for graphing the story.
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stipulated in a regulation, law, etc..
Complaints filed past the provided term defined in section VII.2 shall not be considered.
verb
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.
Synonym Usage
See if.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of provided
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; see provide, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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The light captured by Webb in 2023, which provided the observations used in the study, had actually left the brown dwarf during the year Schrader was born.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
The host asked for my number; I provided it, then sat with my husband in two lobby chairs.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
In fact, when you take his total goal contributions of 24, he provided at a more prolific rate than every substitute in Premier League history - bar Edin Dzeko and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Talarico later provided home security footage to the New York Times that showed he had been home the entire time.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
Murmuring voices provided a steady hum in the background.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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