well-provided-foradj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlprəˈvʌɪdᵻdfɔː/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlprəˈvaɪdᵻdˌfɔr/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., provided adj., for prep.

Etymology: < well adv. + provided adj. + for prep. Compare well-provided adj., to provide for at provide v. 8a.

Well supplied with money, food, or other things necessary for a comfortable or healthy life; well-looked-after; well-off, wealthy; spec. that receives generous provision as a beneficiary of a will.

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1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby II. v. iii. 248 He was now obliged to retire into the bosom of his family. And a very well provided for family, too.

1887 Memorial Addr. Life & Char. W. T. Price 20 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (49th Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Misc. Doc.161) VII He was able to leave a fair fortune for his devoted wife and..mother of his also well-provided-for son and daughter.

1916 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 16 1191 She [sc. a nurse] will have to regulate the diet of children..from homes where there is plenty of food. Malnutrition of the well-provided-for child is very common.

1943 H. L. Mencken Diary 8 Apr. (1989) 245 He leaves Julia well provided for... Murphy owns 350 shares of stock in the A. S. Bell Company.

2001 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 June c12 They believe the more babies the better, which flies in the face of everything we know about raising healthy, well-provided-for children.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-provided-for
释义	well-provided-foradj. Brit. /ˌwɛlprəˈvʌɪdᵻdfɔː/, U.S. /ˌwɛlprəˈvaɪdᵻdˌfɔr/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., provided adj., for prep. Etymology: < well adv. + provided adj. + for prep. Compare well-provided adj., to provide for at provide v. 8a. Well supplied with money, food, or other things necessary for a comfortable or healthy life; well-looked-after; well-off, wealthy; spec. that receives generous provision as a beneficiary of a will. ΚΠ 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby II. v. iii. 248 He was now obliged to retire into the bosom of his family. And a very well provided for family, too. 1887 Memorial Addr. Life & Char. W. T. Price 20 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (49th Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Misc. Doc.161) VII He was able to leave a fair fortune for his devoted wife and..mother of his also well-provided-for son and daughter. 1916 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 16 1191 She [sc. a nurse] will have to regulate the diet of children..from homes where there is plenty of food. Malnutrition of the well-provided-for child is very common. 1943 H. L. Mencken Diary 8 Apr. (1989) 245 He leaves Julia well provided for... Murphy owns 350 shares of stock in the A. S. Bell Company. 2001 Washington Post (Nexis) 20 June c12 They believe the more babies the better, which flies in the face of everything we know about raising healthy, well-provided-for children. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1844
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