provide
verb OPAL W
/prəˈvaɪd/
/prəˈvaɪd/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they provide | /prəˈvaɪd/ /prəˈvaɪd/ |
| he / she / it provides | /prəˈvaɪdz/ /prəˈvaɪdz/ |
| past simple provided | /prəˈvaɪdɪd/ /prəˈvaɪdɪd/ |
| past participle provided | /prəˈvaɪdɪd/ /prəˈvaɪdɪd/ |
| -ing form providing | /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/ /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/ |
- to give something to somebody or make it available for them to use synonym supply
- provide something Please provide the following information.
- The exhibition provides an opportunity for local artists to show their work.
- She did not provide any evidence to substantiate the claims.
- The hospital has a commitment to provide the best possible medical care.
- Please answer questions in the space provided.
- Refreshments will be provided.
- provide something for somebody We are here to provide a service for the public.
- provide somebody with something We are here to provide the public with a service
- He provided us with a lot of useful information.
- provide something to somebody We provide financial support to low-income families.
Extra Examples- The rules should provide consumers with a high level of protection.
- The report was not expected to provide any answers.
- The agency provides legal services to farmers.
- The grants were intended to provide financial help to unemployed workers.
- The organization provides food and shelter for refugees.
- The charity provides sporting activities for disabled children.
- a buffet dinner, kindly provided by club members
- The article fails to provide any insight into how these trends are likely to develop.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- kindly
- free
- free of charge
- …
- be able to
- can
- aim to
- …
- for
- to
- with
- …
- provide that… (formal) (of a law or rule) to state that something will or must happen synonym stipulate
- The final section provides that any work produced for the company is thereafter owned by the company.
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘prepare to do, get ready’): from Latin providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’.