Definitions for provide

provide pro·vide

Spelling: [pruh-vahyd]
IPA: /prəˈvaɪd/

Provide is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 182 anagrams from letters in provide (deioprv).

Definitions for provide

verb (used with object)

  1. to make available; furnish:
  2. to supply or equip:
  3. to afford or yield.
  4. Law. to arrange for or stipulate beforehand, as by a provision or proviso.
  5. Archaic. to prepare or procure beforehand.

verb (used without object)

  1. to take measures with due foresight (usually followed by for or against).
  2. to make arrangements for supplying means of support, money, etc. (usually followed by for):
  3. to supply means of support (often followed by for):

Origin of provide

1375-1425; late Middle English providen Latin prōvidēre to foresee, look after, provide for, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + vidēre to see

Examples for provide

It alone has the power to provide revenues for the Government.

If she would go with him, he held such a position that he could provide for her honourably.

These photographers are respected, indeed, but that is not in and of itself enough to provide insight about the city.

It is the crisis which makes the pressure, and not the laws which provide a remedy for it.

Specifically, the pilots got themselves into a high altitude stall, where the wings lose the capacity to provide lift.

Can we provide better services to millions more Americans while actually saving billions of dollars?

Solomon, the Wise, decided to provide them with a magnificent home.

Who do you turn to now when you have a decision to make, when you have one less person to provide validation or advice?

Like any service for hire, it is extremely important for the traffickers to provide a reputable service, criminal as it is.

"De Lawd will provide" was her motto, and He never failed her.

Word Value for provide
Scrable

13

Words with friends

15

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