Verb
1. provide or furnish with;
"We provided the room with an electrical heater"2. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance;
"The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"3. 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"4. mount or put up;
"put up a good fight""offer resistance"5. 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"6. 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"7. take measures in preparation for;
"provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"