provide
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from Latin prōvideō ("I foresee, I act with foresight").
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
provide (third-person singular simple present provides, present participle providing, simple past and past participle provided)
- To make a living; earn money for necessities.
- It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage.
- To act to prepare for something.
- To determine the form of some situations, by means of a stipulation or condition.
- To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
- Don't bother bringing equipment, as we will provide it.
- We aim to provide the local community with more green spaces.
- To furnish with, cause to be present.
- To make possible or attainable.
- He provides us with an alternative option.
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
to give what is needed or desired
to furnish with
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Most common English words before 1923: lie · supposed · original · #817: provide · determined · month · news
Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
provide
- second-person plural imperative of provir
Italian[edit]
Verb[edit]
provide
- third-person singular past historic of provedere
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
prōvidē
- second-person singular present active imperative of prōvideō
