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provide

American

[pruh-vahyd] / prəˈvaɪd /

verb (used with object)

to make available; furnish.

to provide employees with various benefits.

Synonyms:

render, give
to supply or equip.

to provide the army with new fighter planes.
to afford or yield.

Synonyms:

produce
Law. 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 British

/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Usage

Where does provide come from? 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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Etymology

Origin of provide

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English providen, Latin prōvidēre “to foresee, look after, provide for,” equivalent to prō- pro- ¹ + vidēre “to see”; cf. video ( def. )

Explanation

To provide means to give or supply. When you stay in a bed and breakfast, the innkeeper will generally provide you with a meal in the morning as part of the price of the room. The verb provide generally means to make available or even to allow. The Constitution, for example, provides for protected freedom of speech. But you've probably also heard people talking about getting a job to provide for their family — in that case, to provide means to make money to pay for food and bills, or in other words, bring home the bacon.

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It has urged US authorities to conduct a thorough investigation and said it was ready to provide legal and consular support to ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The fund moved last month to provide $20 million in aid sought by flood-stricken Nepal, the first time it has set aside money for any country.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Strong central bank buying will provide future support, but likely won’t keep prices from retreating further, Hamad Hussain of Capital Economics says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

While eliminating seasonal clock changes would provide more evening sunlight during winter, the additional daylight would come at the expense of morning light, potentially affecting children's safety, sleep, and daily routines.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

She is also told to provide information about their vehicles—How many pass by?

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

It built out its urgent-care and primary-care business, spending about $10 billion to buy Oak Street Health, which provides primary care to older adults.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Scientists call this process parton energy loss, and it provides an important clue that QGP has formed.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

North Korea’s crypto hacking provides about half of its foreign currency earnings and funds roughly half of its missile program, Western officials have said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

According to a report to the health board the current model "provides valued local services, but its dispersed configuration makes it increasingly difficult to meet needs consistently".

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Although the song does have quite a few words, the refrain is repetitive with only three words, and provides two empty beats for clapping or playing an instrument.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

Last week, Israeli media reported that the committee had been presented with a claim that Qatar had provided funding aimed at increasing voter turnout in Arab communities.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Developed countries provided between $28.2 billion and $31.7 billion in 2024, only a modest increase from the previous year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Because tumors can produce unusually high amounts of the gas, it may serve as a useful biological marker for identifying cancer cells, provided it can be detected.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The result still beat analysts’ expectations of 794 million, according to consensus estimates provided by the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

One wrong formula on their part—or one inaccurate piece of data provided to me or one mistaken calculation by me—could mean a disaster for the astronaut and a tragedy for his family.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Ad Age rounded up five ways marketers can address declining consumer sentiment, from reducing purchase risk to providing transparent pricing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The U.S. dollar index is weakening, while “a punchy decline in both nominal and real U.S. Treasury yields” also appears to be providing support, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

This approach involves searching for genetic traces left behind by organisms in their surroundings, potentially providing evidence of species and pathogens that were never directly collected.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

Health Minister Robbie Butler has first-hand experience of providing foster care and said he would like to encourage people to come forward to foster.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

The idea that the maze was regenerating itself, honeycombing its way under the earth again and providing a spacious new home for monsters...that didn’t make him happy.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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