unprovided for
- adjective
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desprotegido
- Many families are unprovided for in times of crisis.
Examples
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Many elderly people are left unprovided for after retirement.
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The sudden storm caught the hikers unprovided for the harsh weather.
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After losing his job, he found himself completely unprovided for in the city.
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The unprovided for children faced numerous hardships.
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The charity aims to help families that are unprovided for due to job loss and other financial hardships.
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Without proper funding, many students in the program are left unprovided for when it comes to essential supplies.
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During the economic crisis, many people found themselves unprovided for and struggling to meet their basic needs.
Synonyms
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6.2
People or places that have very little money and few things they need
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5.1
Does not have money to start or run a project
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5.0
Not having enough money to run a school or project
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7.1
Not getting money help from outside, especially from the government
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6.8
To live with only enough money to pay for basic needs and no savings
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3.9
Not held up by anything and likely to fall
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5.1
Not having enough money to do the work properly
Not having the supplies or preparation needed for a situation
A project that has no money to pay for it
Not given money to pay for it
A person who has little money and cannot buy basic things
Having very few natural things like water or minerals
A person or group who does not have shelter and the help they need
A person who acts alone without anyone assisting them
Antonyms
How Supported
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from the verb phrase 'provide for' (to supply or support) with a negating prefix 'un-', so a learner who knows 'provide/provided' and 'for' can readily infer 'not provided for' = 'not having necessary support or resources'. This pattern (verb + for meaning 'support') and simple negation is cross-linguistically common, making the MWE transparently interpretable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The adjective unprovided for paints a simple picture: someone not provided, meaning 'given', for a journey or a home, like a traveller with no food or shelter. So, it now means 'not having the help or resources needed'.