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  • Definition
    • 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

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