Provide - Definition

v 1: give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the
room with an electrical heater" [syn: supply, provide,
render, furnish]
2: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or
sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
[syn: provide, supply, ply, cater]
3: 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"
4: mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
[syn: put up, provide, offer]
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, provide]
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: provide, bring home the bacon]
7: take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper
care of the passengers on the cruise ship"