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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pruh-vahyd |
| Phonetic Transcription : prəˈvaɪd |
Definition of provide
Origin :- early 15c., from Latin providere "look ahead, prepare, supply, act with foresight," from pro- "ahead" (see pro-) + videre "to see" (see vision). Related: Provided; providing. Earlier in same sense was purvey, which is the same word as deformed in Old French.
- verb supply, support
- verb determine, specify
- If she would go with him, he held such a position that he could provide for her honourably.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- "De Lawd will provide" was her motto, and He never failed her.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- Solomon, the Wise, decided to provide them with a magnificent home.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- It alone has the power to provide revenues for the Government.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- It is the crisis which makes the pressure, and not the laws which provide a remedy for it.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- A President may sense and proclaim that new spirit, but only a people can provide it.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- We must provide for our nation the way a family provides for its children.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- He would love them, of course, and provide for them better than any other man she knew.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- I am the father of eight children, and I have a wife and myself to provide for.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Another one to provide for, he thought—and on this thought walked into the bedroom.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for provide
- accommodate
- add
- administer
- afford
- arrange
- bestow
- bring
- care
- cater
- condition
- contribute
- dispense
- equip
- favor
- feather
- feed
- fit
- fit out
- fix up
- fix up with
- furnish
- give
- grant
- hand over
- heel
- impart
- implement
- indulge
- keep
- lay down
- lend
- line
- look after
- maintain
- minister
- outfit
- postulate
- prepare
- present
- procure
- produce
- proffer
- provision
- ration
- ready
- render
- replenish
- require
- serve
- stake
- state
- stipulate
- stock
- stock up
- store
- sustain
- take care of
- transfer
- turn out
- yield
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