provide meaning and definition

PROVIDE verb

Definition of provide (verb)

1. give something useful or necessary to
   • "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
   • synonyms: furnish, render, supply
2. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
   • "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
   • synonyms: cater, ply, supply
3. 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"
4. mount or put up
   • "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
   • synonyms: offer, put up
5. 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"
   • synonyms: allow, allow for, leave
6. 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"
   • synonyms: bring home the bacon
7. take measures in preparation for
   • "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"