provide

verb

1. 1

   take measures in preparation for

   provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship

2. 2

   determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation

   The will provides that each child should receive half of the money

   The Constitution provides for the right to free speech

3. 3

   give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

   The hostess provided lunch for all the guests

4. 4

   supply means of subsistence; earn a living

   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

5. 5

   give something useful or necessary to

   We provided the room with an electrical heater

6. 6

   mount or put up

   put up a good fight

   offer resistance

7. 7

   make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

   This leaves no room for improvement

   The evidence allows only one conclusion