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

But while the remarks from the two leaders provided hope for an end to the month-long crisis, crude prices jumped on lingering worries about the closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's

The store has provided all requested information to law enforcement and is fully cooperating with the Sheriff’s Department in its investigation, the Whole Foods spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times

He previously provided financial support for scholarships at Eton and initiatives linked to Pembroke College.

From BBC

And as the stock pulled back from its record close, that zone provided support in January, February and early March, until the stock broke below it on March 6.

From MarketWatch

This gives them the right to collect two extra payments of $2 a share each, provided that global sales of Syfovre, the company’s geographic atrophy treatment, hit specific yearly targets.

From Barron's

Related Words

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