1. provide - verb
· give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
Synonym(s): supply, render, furnish
Hypernym(s): give
2. provide - verb
· give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
Synonym(s): supply, ply, cater
Hypernym(s): give
3. provide - verb
· 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"
Hypernym(s): stipulate, qualify, condition, specify
4. provide - verb
· mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
5. provide - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): leave, allow_for, allow
Hypernym(s): yield, give, afford
6. provide - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): bring_home_the_bacon
Hypernym(s): support
7. provide - verb
· take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"
Hypernym(s): fix, prepare, set_up, ready, gear_up, set
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