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provide   (TTS Sound)

The verb provide has 7 senses

• supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")


• provide, supply, ply, cater -- (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests")


• provide -- (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")


• put up, provide, offer -- (mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance")


• leave, allow for, allow, provide -- (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")


• provide, bring home the bacon -- (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")


• provide -- (take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship")