Definition of "provide" []

• To furnish; supply: provide food and shelter for a family. (verb-transitive)
• To make available; afford: a room that provides ample sunlight through French windows. (verb-transitive)
• To set down as a stipulation: an agreement that provides deadlines for completion of the work. (verb-transitive)
• Archaic To make ready ahead of time; prepare. (verb-transitive)
• To take measures in preparation: provided for the common defense of the states in time of war. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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