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English verb: provide | |||
| 1. | provide (possession) give something useful or necessary to | ||
| Samples | We provided the room with an electrical heater. | ||
| Synonyms | furnish, render, supply | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody with something. Somebody ----s something with something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | afford, air-condition, air-cool, alphabetize, arm, articulate, bed, berth, bewhisker, border, bottom, brattice, bush, buy in, calk, canal, canalise, canalize, capitalise, capitalize, caption, causeway, charge, cleat, cloy, coal, computerise, computerize, constitutionalize, copper-bottom, corbel, cornice, costume, crenel, crenelate, crenellate, curtain, dado, date, edge, equip, extend, feed, fire, fit, fit out, flood, fret, fuel, fuel, fund, furnish, gate, give, glass, glaze, glut, grate, hat, headline, headquarter, heat, hobnail, hydrate, index, innervate, interleave, joint, kern, key, leverage, machicolate, match, offer, offer, outfit, oversupply, partner, patch, pour, provision, pump, purvey, rafter, rail, railroad, ramp, reflectorise, reflectorize, retrofit, rim, sanitate, scant, seat, seat, shelter, signalise, signalize, skimp, slat, step, stint, stock, stock, stock, stock, stock up, subtitle, surfeit, tap, terrace, terrasse, theme, ticket, toggle, tool, top, top out, transistorise, transistorize, tube, uniform, upholster, victual, water, wharf, whisker, wive, yield | ||
| 2. | provide (consumption) give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance | ||
| Samples | The hostess provided lunch for all the guests. | ||
| Examples | They provide the food to the people, They provide the people the food | ||
| Synonyms | cater, ply, supply | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody with something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accommodate, board, cater, dish, dish out, dish up, drench, feed, feed, feed, fill, fix up, fulfil, fulfill, give, gratify, gutter, help, horse, indulge, meet, nourish, nurture, pander, pander, pimp, power, procure, regale, satisfy, serve, serve, serve up, shower, staff, sustain, treat, underlay | ||
| 3. | provide (communication) determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation | ||
| Samples | The will provides that each child should receive half of the money. The Constitution provides for the right to free speech. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. It ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condition, qualify, specify, stipulate | ||
| 4. | provide (social) mount or put up | ||
| Samples | Put up a good fight. Offer resistance. | ||
| Synonyms | offer, put up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | engage, wage | ||
| 5. | provide (stative) make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | allow, allow for, leave | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | afford, give, yield | ||
| Verb group | admit, allow | ||
| 6. | provide (possession) supply means of subsistence; earn a living | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | bring home the bacon | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
| 7. | provide (change) take measures in preparation for | ||
| Samples | Provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fix, gear up, prepare, ready, set, set up | ||
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