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pro·vide (prə-vīd́)

[Middle English providen, from Latin prōvidēre, to provide for, prō-, forward; see pro–1, + vidēre, to see.]

verb: -vid·ed, -vid·ing, -vides. 

transitive verb 

  1. To furnish; supply: provide food and shelter for a family.
  2. To make available; afford: a room that provides ample sunlight through French windows.
  3. To set down as a stipulation: an agreement that provides deadlines for completion of the work.
  4. Archaic To make ready ahead of time; prepare.

intransitive verb 

  1. To take measures in preparation: provided for the common defense of the states in time of war.
  2. To supply means of subsistence: She provides for her family by working in a hospital.
  3. To make a stipulation or condition: The Constitution provides for a bicameral legislature.