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Meaning of provide

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  provide
      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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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