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Provide

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Definitions for Provide

verb
give something useful or necessary to
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Examples
  1. We provided the room with an electrical heater
verb
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
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Examples
  1. The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
verb
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
Examples
  1. The will provides that each child should receive half of the money
  2. The Constitution provides for the right to free speech
verb
mount or put up
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put up offer
Examples
  1. put up a good fight
  2. offer resistance
verb
make a possibility or provide opportunity for
Synonyms
leave allow for allow
Examples
  1. permit to be attainable or cause to remain
  2. This leaves no room for improvement
  3. The evidence allows only one conclusion
  4. allow for mistakes
  5. leave lots of time for the trip
  6. This procedure provides for lots of leeway
verb
supply means of subsistence
Synonyms
bring home the bacon
Examples
  1. earn a living
  2. He provides for his large family by working three jobs
  3. Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon
verb
take measures in preparation for
Examples
  1. provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship

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