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/pɹəˈvaɪd/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo make a living; earn money for necessities.
verbTo act to prepare for something.
Sentence Examples
Cows provide us with milk.
Cows provide us with good milk.
Respect and friendship provide a solid foundation for marriage.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The nonprofit organization works to ____ food and shelter for homeless families every year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The organization aims to ____ affordable housing for families who cannot afford market rents.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English providen, from Latin prōvidēre (“to foresee, act with foresight”). Doublet of purvey.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Humans provided the animals with food and protection in exchange for which the animals provided the humans their milk, eggs, and—yes—their flesh."
— 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 320:
"LSC provides grants to nonprofits nationwide that in turn provide civil legal aid to those who otherwise can't afford it. The beneficiaries of LSC funding include homeless veterans, low-income workers and victims of domestic abuse."
— 2017 March 9, Jeanne Sahadi, “Lawyers fear Trump may kill legal aid funding for the poor”, in CNN Business:
"Climate Reanalyzer uses data from the NCEP climate forecast system to provide a time series of daily mean two-metre air temperature, based on readings from surface, air balloon and satellite observations."
— 2023 July 7, “UN says climate change ‘out of control’ after likely hottest week on record”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
"Rome […] was generally well provided with corn."
— 1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations:
"Bring me berries, or such cooling fruit / As the kind, hospitable woods provide."
— 1634 October 9 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), [John Milton], edited by H[enry] Lawes, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, →OCLC; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The nonprofit organization works to ____ food and shelter for homeless families every year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The organization aims to ____ affordable housing for families who cannot afford market rents.