Main entry: provide
Definition: take measures in preparation for
Usage: provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship
Main entry: provide
Definition: determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
Usage: The will provides that each child should receive half of the money; The Constitution provides for the right to free speech
Main entry: cater, supply, provide, ply
Definition: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
Usage: The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
Main entry: bring home the bacon, provide
Definition: supply means of subsistence; earn a living
Usage: 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
Main entry: supply, render, provide, furnish
Definition: give something useful or necessary to
Usage: We provided the room with an electrical heater
Main entry: offer, provide, put up
Definition: mount or put up
Usage: put up a good fight; offer resistance
Main entry: allow, allow for, provide, leave
Definition: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
Usage: 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