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Provide

Verb / prʌˈvaɪd / Another word for provide — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

To make available or furnish something that is needed.

Synonyms & similar words

putup render ply allow bringhomethebacon cater furnish supply allowfor leave offer supply give offer present cater deliver dispense equip furnish give outfit prepare provision purvey render satisfy serve stock

Synonyms by register

Formal

supply furnish render equipt

Informal

give hand out chip in hook up

Literary

bestow grant afford

Antonyms

withhold take keep deprive remove cease deny

Common collocations

  • provide for
  • provide with
  • provide services
  • provide information
  • provide assistance
  • provide evidence
  • provide a living

Word family

noun provision
verb provide
adjective provided
adverb provided

Usage note

Often used with 'for' to indicate support or 'with' to indicate what is being supplied. 'Provide' implies making something available for use.

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Example sentences

  1. I will provide you with a pencil.
  2. The store will provide a discount for customers.
  3. The hotel will provide towels for guests.
  4. The school will provide lunch for students.
  5. The company will provide training for employees.

Quotes

  • The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment, and the countless infinitesimals of pleasurable and genial feeling. To do good is noble, but to teach others to do good is nobler and less trouble. - Thomas Carlyle
  • Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. - Mother Teresa
  • You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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