provide

v., -vid·ed, -vid·ing, -vides.

v.tr.

1. To furnish; supply: provide food and shelter for a family.
2. To make available; afford: a room that provides ample sunlight through French windows.
3. To set down as a stipulation: an agreement that provides deadlines for completion of the work.
4. Archaic. To make ready ahead of time; prepare.

v.intr.

1. To take measures in preparation: provided for the common defense of the states in time of war.
2. To supply means of subsistence: She provides for her family by working in a hospital.
3. To make a stipulation or condition: The Constitution provides for a bicameral legislature.

[Middle English providen, from Latin prōvidēre, to provide for : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + vidēre, to see.]

also provide for

verb

1. To make (something) readily available: afford, extend, offer. Idioms: placeputat one's disposal. See offer.
2. To relinquish to the possession or control of another: deliver, furnish, give, hand, hand over, supply, transfer, turn over. See give/take/reciprocity.

phrasal verb - provide for

To supply with the necessities of life: keep, maintain, support. Idioms: take care of. See care for/neglect.

v

Definition: specify
Antonyms: neglect

v

Definition: supply, support
Antonyms: deprive, refuse, remove, take, withhold

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IN BRIEF: To supply what is needed for support.

Words do two major things: They provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness. — Jim Rohn, American business philosopher and motivational speaker.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tilvejebringe, sørge for, stille til rådighed, give, foreskrive, stille som betingelse
v. intr. - proviantere, tage forholdsregler

Nederlands (Dutch)
verschaffen, de kost winnen, verzorgen, als voorwaarde laten gelden, voorzorgsmaat- regelen nemen

Français (French)
v. tr. - fournir, apporter, donner (satisfaction), assurer (un abri, etc), (Jur, Admin) prévoir (que)
v. intr. - pourvoir aux besoins

Deutsch (German)
v. - besorgen, bereitstellen, sorgen für, liefern, vorsehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εφοδιάζω/-ομαι, προμηθεύω/-ομαι, χορηγώ, παρέχω, προνοώ, ορίζω, προβλέπω, εξασφαλίζω, συντηρώ

Italiano (Italian)
fornire, premunirsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - prover, fornecer

Русский (Russian)
снабжать, обеспечивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - suministrar, proporcionar, dar, prestar, ofrecer, estipular
v. intr. - proveer de, tomar las medidas necesarias para, sufragar los gastos, cubrir las necesidades

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försörja, (an)skaffa, tillhandahålla, utgöra, föreskriva, ordna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
提供, 规定, 供应, 作准备, 瞻养

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 提供, 規定, 供應
v. intr. - 作準備, 規定, 瞻養

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (필요품을) 주다, 공급[지급]하다
v. intr. - 준비하다, 대비하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 供給する, 提供する, 用意する, 規定する, 任命する, 備えをする, 必要物を供給する, 与える, 備える, 養う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يجهز, يزود, مون, تحسب ل, احتاط ل, أعال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיפק, נתן, קבע, העניק, צייד במצרכים‬
v. intr. - ‮פרנס, הכין ל-, קבע תנאים/נהלים‬

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