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English noun: provision | |||
| 1. | provision (communication) a stipulated condition | ||
| Samples | He accepted subject to one provision. | ||
| Synonyms | proviso | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condition, precondition, stipulation | ||
| 2. | provision (act) the activity of supplying or providing something | ||
| Synonyms | supply, supplying | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alimentation, care delivery, feeding, fueling, health care delivery, healthcare delivery, irrigation, issuance, issue, issuing, logistics, purveyance, refueling, stocking, subvention | ||
| 3. | provision (cognition) the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening | ||
| Samples | His planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties. | ||
| Synonyms | planning, preparation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | agreement, applecart, arrangement, calculation, deliberation, forethought, malice aforethought, mens rea, premeditation | ||
| 4. | provision (possession) a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fund, stock, store | ||
English verb: provision | |||
| 1. | provision (possession) supply with provisions | ||
| Synonyms | purvey | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
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