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" When today's generation reads Jack's books or they listen to the music created by some of us, I believe that they see there is a different way of approaching today's life and today's sometimes seeming hopelessness that can provide answers."
David Amram

Meaning of "provide" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROVIDE

From Latin prōvidēre to provide for, from prō- beforehand + vidēre to see.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PROVIDE

prəˈvaɪd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROVIDE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Provide is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb provide in English.

WHAT DOES PROVIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of provide in the English dictionary

The first definition of provide in the dictionary is to put at the disposal of; furnish or supply. Other definition of provide is to afford; yield. Provide is also to take careful precautions.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PROVIDE

PRESENT

Present
I provide
you provide
he/she/it provides
we provide
you provide
they provide
Present continuous
I am providing
you are providing
he/she/it is providing
we are providing
you are providing
they are providing
Present perfect
I have provided
you have provided
he/she/it has provided
we have provided
you have provided
they have provided
Present perfect continuous
I have been providing
you have been providing
he/she/it has been providing
we have been providing
you have been providing
they have been providing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I provided
you provided
he/she/it provided
we provided
you provided
they provided
Past continuous
I was providing
you were providing
he/she/it was providing
we were providing
you were providing
they were providing
Past perfect
I had provided
you had provided
he/she/it had provided
we had provided
you had provided
they had provided
Past perfect continuous
I had been providing
you had been providing
he/she/it had been providing
we had been providing
you had been providing
they had been providing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will provide
you will provide
he/she/it will provide
we will provide
you will provide
they will provide
Future continuous
I will be providing
you will be providing
he/she/it will be providing
we will be providing
you will be providing
they will be providing
Future perfect
I will have provided
you will have provided
he/she/it will have provided
we will have provided
you will have provided
they will have provided
Future perfect continuous
I will have been providing
you will have been providing
he/she/it will have been providing
we will have been providing
you will have been providing
they will have been providing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would provide
you would provide
he/she/it would provide
we would provide
you would provide
they would provide
Conditional continuous
I would be providing
you would be providing
he/she/it would be providing
we would be providing
you would be providing
they would be providing
Conditional perfect
I would have provide
you would have provide
he/she/it would have provide
we would have provide
you would have provide
they would have provide
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been providing
you would have been providing
he/she/it would have been providing
we would have been providing
you would have been providing
they would have been providing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you provide
we let´s provide
you provide
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to provide
Past participle
provided
Present Participle
providing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROVIDE

Almoravide · applied · certified · classified · decide · disprovide · divide · guide · hide · Hyde · I´d · identified · inside · misdivide · modified · outside · pride · redivide · subdivide · unprovide

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROVIDE

providable · provided · providence · provident · provident club · provident society · providential · providentially · providently · provider · providing · province · provinces · Provincetown · provincewide · provincial · Provincial Council · provincial police · provincialise · provincialism

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROVIDE

aide · aside · at the outside · bastide · bride · continental divide · digital divide · Great Divide · ide · nationwide · on one side · on the safe side · on the side · side · slide · sous-vide · to the wide · vide · wide · worldwide

Synonyms and antonyms of provide in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROVIDE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «provide» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «provide» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PROVIDE

Find out the translation of provide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of provide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «provide» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

供应
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

suministrar
570 millions of speakers
en

English

provide
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

प्रदान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يُزَوَد
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

предоставлять
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

fornecer
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

প্রদান
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

fournir
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Menyediakan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

zur Verfügung stellen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

供給する
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

제공하다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nyedhiyakake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cung cấp
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வழங்கும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

प्रदान
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sağlamak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

fornire
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

dostarczyć
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

забезпечувати
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

a asigura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρέχω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voorsien
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sörja för
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skaffe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of provide

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROVIDE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of provide
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «provide».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about provide

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «PROVIDE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word provide.
1
David Amram
When today's generation reads Jack's books or they listen to the music created by some of us, I believe that they see there is a different way of approaching today's life and today's sometimes seeming hopelessness that can provide answers.
2
Helen Andelin
It is not always possible or even right for a man to make his wife number one in his life. This is due to the nature of his life. His number one responsibility is to provide the living.
3
Brian Baird
It is our responsibility as Americans to provide for the families of those who have died to defend our nation. Raising the military death benefit is not a Democrat or Republican issue - it is an American issue.
4
Maria Bamford
I think the Internet has made it easier for people to connect with things that they really like, as well as provide a more personal experience, of 'I found this!' and then you can pass it to friends.
5
Alex Berenson
Evidence of defendants' lavish lifestyles is often used to provide a motive for fraud. Jurors sometimes wonder why an executive making tens of millions of dollars would cheat to make even more. Evidence of habitual gluttony helps provide the answer.
6
Marsha Blackburn
Republicans rejected calls for amnesty and we've fought efforts to provide illegal aliens with taxpayer funded benefits. The American people are far closer to our Republican approach to border security than they are to Nancy Pelosi's approach.
7
Matt Blunt
Child abuse and neglect offend the basic values of our state. We have a responsibility to provide safe settings for at-risk children and facilitate permanent placement for children who cannot return home.
8
Lakhdar Brahimi
The third point is that for some time the UN has been talking about helping Afghanistan in the reconstruction of the country but there has never been any real commitment by the international community to provide resources for that.
9
Zbigniew Brzezinski
I think it is important to ask ourselves as citizens, not as Democrats attacking the administration, but as citizens, whether a world power can really provide global leadership on the basis of fear and anxiety?
10
Basil Bunting
Always carry a corkscrew and the wine shall provide itself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROVIDE»

Discover the use of provide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to provide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Can Ethics Provide Answers?: And Other Essays in Moral ...
A collection of 15 essays which discuss the nature and limits of moral reasoning.
James Rachels, 1997
2
Strategic Leadership: How to Think and Plan Strategically ...
Strategic Leadership from the renowned leadership expert John Adair encourages leaders to focus on tomorrow rather than yesterday.
John Adair, 2010
3
Interagency Contracting: Franchise Funds Provide ...
The Dept. of Defense (DoD) is the largest user of other federal agencies' contracting services.
David E. Cooper (au), 2005
4
International Trade: Current Government Data Provide Limited ...
Much attention has focused on the topic of offshoringÓ of information technology (IT) & other services to lower-wage locations abroad.
Loren Yager, Randolph C. Hite, Sigurd R. Nilsen, 2005
5
Luxury Retail Management: How the World's Top Brands Provide ...
Luxury Retail Management offers fascinating insights into the rapidly changing luxury markets and the growing expectations of their diverse and changing clientele." —Françoise Montenay, President, Chanel "In an era when 'getting it right ...
Michel Chevalier, Michel Gutsatz, 2012
6
EPA Does Not Provide Oversight of Radon Testing Accuracy and ...
The only way to know whether indoor radon levels are elevated is to test the indoor air. This report contains findings that describe the problems that have been identified and correctives that are recommended.
Wade T. Najjum, 2009
7
VA Health Care: Facilities Have Taken Action to Provide ...
The VA faces challenges in bridging language and cultural barriers as it seeks to provide quality health care services to an increasingly diverse vet. population in terms of race, ethnicity, sex, and age.
Randall B. Williamson, 2009
8
A Central Office Staffing Model to Provide for an Adequate ...
This study utilizes an evidence-based, qualitative approach to determine a central office staffing model for a hypothetical California district of 3,500 students.
Elizabeth A. Swift, 2006
9
Marriage and Relationship Education: What Works and How to ...
Grounded in extensive research and clinical experience, this indispensable book addresses the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of conducting effective marriage and relationship education.
W. Kim Halford, 2011
10
Recovery Act: Funds Continue to Provide Fiscal Relief to ...
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), addresses the following objectives: (1) selected states¿ and localities¿ uses of Recovery Act funds; (2) the approaches taken by the selected states and localities to ensure ...
Gene L. Dodaro, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROVIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term provide is used in the context of the following news items.
1
DMI Integrates Privacy Offering to Provide Guidance and Strategic …
Ensuring privacy in a post-Snowden world - In order to provide a personalized online experience, enterprises need to collect data on users. However, lack of ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
2
Bureaucrats told to provide Rob Nicholson 3 terrorism-related …
Foreign Affairs bureaucrats were told this spring to produce three terrorism-related statements for minister Rob Nicholson to make to the media each week, ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
3
Funding to provide teens with summer jobs
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Ten organizations in Indianapolis are receiving funding to provide teenagers with summer jobs. The funding is part of a push from the ... «WISH-TV, Jul 15»
4
China's Central Bank to Provide Liquidity to Help Stabilize Stock …
BEIJING—China's central bank will provide liquidity to help stabilize the country's crumbling stock market, according to a statement by China's top securities ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Sniffing could provide autism test
The way children sniff different aromas could form the basis of a test for autism, suggest researchers in Israel. People spend longer inhaling the delightful aroma ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
6
Emails Provide Rare Glimpse into Abbott World
25, is one of dozens obtained by The Texas Tribune under state transparency laws. Taken together, they provide a rare peek into the private deliberations and ... «Texas Tribune, Jun 15»
7
Well | Surgery for Knee Pain May Not Provide Benefits
People in their 50s and older often get arthroscopic surgery for knee pain, but a new review of studies suggests that it has serious risks and no lasting benefits. «New York Times, Jun 15»
8
Could brain-eating cannibals provide the key to treating CJD?
Some of the Fore people, who used to eat the brains of dead relatives as a mark of respect, may have developed resistance to prion diseases such as ... «NHS Choices, Jun 15»
9
SpaceX founder files with government to provide Internet service …
Elon Musk's space company has asked the federal government for permission to begin testing on an ambitious project to beam Internet service from space, ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
10
Times Insider | Six Elderly New Yorkers Provide Lessons on Aging …
Since the start of the year, I've been reporting on six New Yorkers over the age of 85, but the guiding voice in my head has often been that of a much younger ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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