provide
1. give something useful or necessary to (Freq. 270)
- We provided the room with an electrical heater
• Syn:
supply, render, furnish
• Derivationally related forms:
provision, provider, supply (for: supply), supplier (for: supply), supplying (for: supply)
• Hypernyms:
give
• Hyponyms:
hydrate, charge, date, feed, calk,
fund, stint, skimp, scant, terrace, terrasse,
dado, innervate, offer, signalize, signalise, extend,
stock, buy in, stock up, caption, tube, ticket,
rim, fret, step, rail, grate, capitalize,
capitalise, alphabetize, wharf, air-cool, air-condition, uniform,
railroad, partner, bewhisker, whisker, subtitle, headline,
match, hobnail, wive, victual, surfeit, cloy,
heat, seat, ramp, arm, interleave, glass,
glaze, crenel, crenelate, crenellate, causeway, canal,
canalize, canalise, bush, brattice, furnish, slat,
berth, bed, computerize, computerise, costume, bottom,
rafter, tool, key, fuel, provision, purvey,
yield, give, afford, equip, fit, fit out,
outfit, transistorize, transistorise, upholster, cleat, coal,
corbel, cornice, constitutionalize, copper-bottom, curtain, gate,
index, joint, articulate, pour, pump, fire,
flood, oversupply, glut, toggle, patch, water,
leverage, tap, top, top out, reflectorize, reflectorise,
retrofit, border, edge, machicolate, sanitate, hat,
theme, kern, headquarter, shelter
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody with something
- Somebody ----s something with something
2. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance (Freq. 25)
- The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
• Syn:
supply, ply, cater
• Derivationally related forms:
caterer (for: cater), supply (for: supply), provision, provider
• Hypernyms:
give
• Hyponyms:
staff, drench, regale, treat, board,
feed, give, serve, serve up, dish out, dish up,
dish, cater, pander, pimp, procure, help,
power, gratify, indulge, underlay, meet, satisfy,
fill, fulfill, fulfil, horse, shower, accommodate,
nourish, nurture, sustain, fix up, gutter
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s to somebody (for: cater)
- Somebody ----s somebody with something (for: ply)
- Somebody ----s somebody with something (for: supply)
- Somebody ----s somebody with something
- They provide the food to the people
- They provide the people the food
3. determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation (Freq. 14)
- The will provides that each child should receive half of the money
- The Constitution provides for the right to free speech
• Derivationally related forms:
provision
• Hypernyms:
stipulate, qualify, condition, specify
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- It ----s that CLAUSE
4. mount or put up (Freq. 2)
- put up a good fight
- offer resistance
• Syn:
put up, offer
• Hypernyms:
engage, wage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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
• Syn:
leave, allow for, allow
• Hypernyms:
yield, give, afford
• Verb Group:
admit, allow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
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
• Syn:
bring home the bacon
• Derivationally related forms:
provision
• Hypernyms:
support
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
7. take measures in preparation for
- provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship
• Derivationally related forms:
provident
• Hypernyms:
fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
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