provide
/prəˈvaɪd/
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Translation
To give someone something they need or want.
Word origin
From Latin providere, meaning to foresee or look after, from pro (ahead) and videre (to see).
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- providere
- English cognates
- provision, provident
Grammar
Verb typeregular (provide, provides, provided)
Examples
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"Provide" means to give people what they need.
breakfast .
"Provides" is the form used with he, she, or it.
meal trip.
"Provided" is the past form of "provide".
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