Definition of provides Provides
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What does provides mean?
Part of speech
🔤- provides, verb, present, 3rd person singular of provide (infinitive).
WordNet
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| provide - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" | ||
| supply, ply, cater | ||
| give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister" | ||
| staff provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed" | ||
| drench cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" | ||
| regale, treat provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night" | ||
| board provide food and lodging (for); "The old lady is boarding three men" | ||
| feed, give introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" | ||
| feed introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" | ||
| dish up, serve up, dish, dish out, serve make concave; shape like a dish | ||
| cater supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets | ||
| pimp, pander, procure arrange for sexual partners for others | ||
| help, serve improve the condition of; "These pills will help the patient" | ||
| power supply the force or power for the functioning of; "The gasoline powers the engines" | ||
| feed introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" | ||
| gratify, pander, indulge yield (to); give satisfaction to | ||
| underlay provide with a base, support, lining, or backing; "underlay the boards with joists" | ||
| fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, fill, meet make happy or satisfied | ||
| horse provide with a horse or horses | ||
| shower take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise" | ||
| accommodate make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" | ||
| nourish, nurture, sustain provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children" | ||
| fix up find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl" | ||
| gutter provide with gutters; "gutter the buildings" | ||
| provide - take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship" | ||
| gear up, ready, prepare, fix, set up, set to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech" | ||
| 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" | ||
| stipulate, condition, qualify, specify make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force | ||
| provide - 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" | ||
| bring home the bacon | ||
| support play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act" | ||
| provide - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" | ||
| supply, render, furnish | ||
| give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister" | ||
| hydrate cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin" | ||
| charge saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety" | ||
| date assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings" | ||
| feed introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" | ||
| calk injure with a calk | ||
| fund furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas" | ||
| stint, scant, skimp supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance" | ||
| terrasse, terrace make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land" | ||
| dado cut a dado into or fit into a dado | ||
| innervate stimulate to action; "innervate a muscle or a nerve" | ||
| offer put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion" | ||
| signalise, signalize make conspicuous or noteworthy | ||
| offer, extend put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion" | ||
| stock have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" | ||
| buy in, stock up, stock have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" | ||
| caption provide with a caption, as of a photograph or a drawing | ||
| tube place or enclose in a tube | ||
| ticket provide with a ticket for passage or admission; "Ticketed passengers can board now" | ||
| stock have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" | ||
| stock have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" | ||
| rim roll around the rim of; "the ball rimmed the basket" | ||
| fret wear away or erode | ||
| step move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps" | ||
| rail complain bitterly | ||
| grate make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger" | ||
| capitalise, capitalize convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital | ||
| alphabetize arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list" | ||
| wharf moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed" | ||
| air-cool, air-condition equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature; "Our house is not air-conditioned" | ||
| uniform provide with uniforms; "The guards were uniformed" | ||
| railroad transport by railroad | ||
| partner provide with a partner | ||
| bewhisker, whisker furnish with whiskers; "a whiskered jersey" | ||
| subtitle supply (a movie) with subtitles | ||
| headline publicize widely or highly, as if with a headline | ||
| match be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match" | ||
| hobnail supply with hobnails | ||
| wive provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife | ||
| victual take in nourishment | ||
| cloy, surfeit cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; "Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite" | ||
| heat make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove" | ||
| seat show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" | ||
| seat show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" | ||
| ramp stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing | ||
| arm prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border" | ||
| interleave intersperse alternately, as of protective covers for book illustrations | ||
| glaze, glass become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored" | ||
| crenel, crenelate, crenellate supply with battlements | ||
| causeway pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles | ||
| canal, canalise, canalize provide (a city) with a canal | ||
| bush provide with a bushing | ||
| brattice supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines | ||
| furnish provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" | ||
| slat close the slats of (windows) | ||
| berth provide with a berth | ||
| bed put to bed; "The children were bedded at ten o'clock" | ||
| computerise, computerize store in a computer; "computerized dictionary" | ||
| costume dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" | ||
| bottom strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom | ||
| rafter provide (a ceiling) with rafters | ||
| tool work with a tool | ||
| key harmonize with or adjust to; "key one's actions to the voters' prevailing attitude" | ||
| fuel stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" | ||
| provision, purvey supply with provisions | ||
| afford, yield, give be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person" | ||
| outfit, equip, fit out, fit provide with abilities or understanding; "She was never equipped to be a dancer" | ||
| transistorise, transistorize equip (an electronic circuit or device) with transistors | ||
| upholster provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers | ||
| cleat secure on a cleat; "cleat a line" | ||
| coal take in coal; "The big ship coaled" | ||
| corbel furnish with a corbel | ||
| cornice furnish with a cornice | ||
| constitutionalize incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional; "A woman's right to an abortion was constitutionalized in the 1970's" | ||
| copper-bottom provide with a copper bottom; "copper-bottom a frying pan" | ||
| curtain provide with drapery; "curtain the bedrooms" | ||
| gate restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment | ||
| index adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices" | ||
| joint, articulate separate (meat) at the joint | ||
| pour move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" | ||
| pump question persistently; "She pumped the witnesses for information" | ||
| fuel, fire stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" | ||
| oversupply, glut, flood cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes" | ||
| toggle release by a toggle switch; "toggle a bomb from an airplane" | ||
| patch mend by putting a patch on; "patch a hole" | ||
| water secrete or form water, as tears or saliva; "My mouth watered at the prospect of a good dinner"; "His eyes watered" | ||
| leverage provide with leverage; "We need to leverage this company" | ||
| tap strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder" | ||
| top out, top to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" | ||
| reflectorise, reflectorize provide with reflectors, such as chemicals; "the driveway was reflectorized for safety reasons" | ||
| retrofit substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes" | ||
| edge, border provide with an edge; "edge a blade" | ||
| machicolate supply with projecting galleries; "machicolate the castle walls" | ||
| sanitate provide with sanitary facilities or appliances | ||
| hat put on or wear a hat; "He was unsuitably hatted" | ||
| theme provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus" | ||
| kern remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters) | ||
| headquarter provide with headquarters; "the compnay is headquartered in New Jersey" | ||
| shelter invest (money) so that it is not taxable | ||
| 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" | ||
| leave, allow for, allow | ||
| admit, allow declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" | ||
| afford, yield, give be able to spare or give up; "I can't afford to spend two hours with this person" | ||
| provide - mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" | ||
| put up, offer | ||
| wage, engage get caught; "make sure the gear is engaged" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- provide (Verb)
To make a living; earn money for necessities. - provide (Verb)
To act to prepare for something. - provide (Verb)
To determine the form of some situations, by means of a stipulation or condition. - provide (Verb)
To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs. - provide (Verb)
To furnish with, cause to be present. - provide (Verb)
To make possible or attainable.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- provide (v. t.)
To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare. - provide (v. t.)
To supply; to afford; to contribute. - provide (v. t.)
To furnish; to supply; -- formerly followed by of, now by with. - provide (v. t.)
To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as, the contract provides that the work be well done. - provide (v. t.)
To foresee. - provide (v. t.)
To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor. - provide (v. i.)
To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; -- followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the education of a child. - provide (v. i.)
To stipulate previously; to condition; as, the agreement provides for an early completion of the work.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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provide
To give what is needed or desired.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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provide
prō-vīd′, v.t. to make ready beforehand: to prepare for future use: to supply: to appoint or give a right to a benefice before it is actually vacant.—v.i. to procure supplies or means of defence: to take measures: to arrange for as a necessary condition or arrangement.—adj. Provī′dable.—conj. Provī′ded, (often with that) on condition: upon these terms: with the understanding.—n. Provī′der. [L. providēre—pro, before, vidēre, to see.]
Part of speech
🔤- provide, verb, present, 1st person singular of provide (infinitive).
- provide, verb (infinitive).
