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to provide

to provide

1.9
Earn money to support yourself or other people
  • verb
  • /prəˈvaɪd/
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  • I work hard every day to provide food and shelter for my family.
  • provide support
  • provide funds
  • provide assistance

It's his own business and maybe he's providing food for his children.

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Examples

  • Do I look like I can't provide for my kid?

  • The aim is to provide an alternative voice to all the stale writing that is so prevalent these days.

  • There are people that we will have to provide food for maybe always.

  • You got a kid, you wanna provide for that kid?

  • Dad left the business to provide a home and a normal life for me.

  • I sold newspapers to provide until Mama came back.

  • They are not hiring and training people to provide great service to their customers.

  • Such garments could be worn every day and provide constant health monitoring for people at risk.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Neglect may include emotional abuse, but it also includes failure to provide adequate physical care.

    Academic text (2011)
  • They're the antibodies that provide our defence when we get ill.

Synonyms

to provide for
vsto provide
155 3.7

Make plans to meet someone's needs in the future

is about earning or supplying needs now rather than planning ahead
to maintain
vsto provide
123 3.4

Provide money or help so someone can live

emphasizes earning money or supplying basic living needs rather than upkeep
to put food on the table
vsto provide
  • Informal
38 2.8

To earn enough money to support yourself or your family

is broader covering earning and supplying basic necessities
to bring home the bacon
vsto provide
  • Informal
9 4.4

To earn money to support your family

is more general and also means supplying everyday needs

Antonyms

210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

Phrasal Verbs

155 3.7

Make plans to meet someone's needs in the future

Help people understand a topic more clearly

To give help to people and countries in need

How Supported

to support
753 1.4
to maintain
123 3.4
to provide
1.9
to earn
780 1.0
to get by
121 3.1

Surface Forms

provide infinitive
provided past
provided past participle
providing present participle
provides third person singular

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.