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Definition of provide verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

provide

verb
 
/prəˈvaɪd/
 
/prəˈvaɪd/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they provide
 
/prəˈvaɪd/
 
/prəˈvaɪd/
he / she / it provides
 
/prəˈvaɪdz/
 
/prəˈvaɪdz/
past simple provided
 
/prəˈvaɪdɪd/
 
/prəˈvaɪdɪd/
past participle provided
 
/prəˈvaɪdɪd/
 
/prəˈvaɪdɪd/
-ing form providing
 
/prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/
 
/prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. to give something to somebody or make it available for them to use synonym supply
    • provide something Please provide the following information.
    • The exhibition provides an opportunity for local artists to show their work.
    • She did not provide any evidence to substantiate the claims.
    • The hospital has a commitment to provide the best possible medical care.
    • Please answer questions in the space provided.
    • Refreshments will be provided.
    • provide something for somebody We are here to provide a service for the public.
    • provide somebody with something We are here to provide the public with a service.
    • He provided us with a lot of useful information.
    • provide something to somebody We provide financial support to low-income families.
    Extra Examples
    • The rules should provide consumers with a high level of protection.
    • The report was not expected to provide any answers.
    • The agency provides legal services to farmers.
    • The grants were intended to provide financial help to unemployed workers.
    • The organization provides food and shelter for refugees.
    • The charity provides sporting activities for disabled children.
    • a buffet dinner, kindly provided by club members
    • The article fails to provide any insight into how these trends are likely to develop.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • kindly
    • free
    • free of charge
    verb + provide
    • be able to
    • can
    • aim to
    preposition
    • for
    • to
    • with
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  2. provide that… (formal) (of a law or rule) to state that something will or must happen synonym stipulate
    • The final section provides that any work produced for the company is thereafter owned by the company.
    see also provisionTopics Permission and obligationc2
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘prepare to do, get ready’): from Latin providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’.
See provide in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee provide in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
perspective
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