Definition of provide
- v. t. - To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to
get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.
- v. t. - To supply; to afford; to contribute.
- v. t. - To furnish; to supply; -- formerly followed by of, now
by with.
- v. t. - To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as,
the contract provides that the work be well done.
- v. t. - To foresee.
- v. t. - To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is
vacant. See Provisor.
- v. i. - To procure supplies or means in advance; to take
measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need,
especially a danger or an evil; -- followed by against or for; as, to
provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the
education of a child.
- v. i. - To stipulate previously; to condition; as, the
agreement provides for an early completion of the work.