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provide or furnish with
We provided the room with an electrical heater
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provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
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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
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mount or put up
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make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
This procedure provides for lots of leeway
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supply means of subsistence; earn a living
He provides for his large family by working three jobs
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take measures in preparation for
provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship
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1. Provide / Past
provided
2. Provide / Third Person
provides
3. Provide / Present Participle
providing
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