If you provide something that someone needs or wants, or if you provide them with it, you give it to them or make it available to them. I'll be glad to provide a copy of this They would not provide any details The government was not in a position to provide them with food. = supply + provider providers pro·vid·er They remain the main providers of sports facilities
To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare
To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the education of a child
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
To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as, the contract provides that the work be well done
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"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
If a law or agreement provides that something will happen, it states that it will happen. The treaty provides that, by the end of the century, the United States must have removed its bases see also provided, providing
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"
To determine the form of some situations, by means of a stipulation or condition