to provide
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1.9
- verb
- /prəˈvaɪd/
- I work hard every day to provide food and shelter for my family.
- provide support
- provide funds
- provide assistance
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Watch on YouTubeIt's his own business and maybe he's providing food for his children.
- It's his own business and maybe he's providing food for his children.
- Stocks, if you provide food, you pay no taxes.
- Now how we're shown is providing is financial.
- And if I wasn't providing, then what's my value?
Examples
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Do I look like I can't provide for my kid?
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The aim is to provide an alternative voice to all the stale writing that is so prevalent these days.
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There are people that we will have to provide food for maybe always.
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You got a kid, you wanna provide for that kid?
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Dad left the business to provide a home and a normal life for me.
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I sold newspapers to provide until Mama came back.
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They are not hiring and training people to provide great service to their customers.
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Such garments could be worn every day and provide constant health monitoring for people at risk.
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Neglect may include emotional abuse, but it also includes failure to provide adequate physical care.
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They're the antibodies that provide our defence when we get ill.
Synonyms
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3.7
Make plans to meet someone's needs in the future
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2.8
To earn enough money to support yourself or your family
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4.4
To earn money to support your family
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3.4
Provide money or help so someone can live
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Etymology
The word provide in the phrase 'provide for' uses the same idea of 'seeing ahead' from pro- 'before' and videre 'to see'. So, to provide for your family is to look ahead, earn money, and give them what they will need.