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Definitions of provide:

verb: supply means of subsistence; earn a living
Example: "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"
verb: take measures in preparation for
Example: "Provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"
verb: determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
Example: "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"
verb: provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
Example: "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
verb: provide or furnish with
Example: "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
verb: mount or put up
verb: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
Example: "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to providing: (247 results)
Synonyms:
provision, supply

More general:
activity

More specific:
alimentation, care delivery, feeding, fueling, health care delivery, irrigation, issuance, issue, issuing, logistics, nourishing, purveyance, refueling, stocking, subvention

Often used in the same context:
giving, provide

Appears in the definition of:
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