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