单词 | to take provision of |
释义 | > as lemmasto take provision of to make (also †have, take) provision: to make arrangements or preparations in advance for, or for the supply or benefit of, something; to provide for. †to put provision to: to provide against (obsolete). †to take provision of: to have recourse to (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > provide or supply (something) [verb (transitive)] > make provision for to make (also have, take) provisiona1398 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 287 Sleyþe and besynesse of hem is moche, for þey [sc. ants] maken prouysioun and gaderen stoore [L. grana..congregat] aȝeins tyme þat comeþ. 1433 Rolls of Parl. IV. 432/1 Plese hit you..that in this Parlement Provision of good be made swich as shall nede for the kepyng of youre noble Astate and Household. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 321 (MED) The man imprisonede askede respite that he myȝhte make ordinaunce and prouision for his wife and childer. 1490 Caxton's Blanchardyn & Eglantine (1962) xxvii. 101 But yf thou putte a prouysyon therto shortly, thou shalt, are thre dayes be passed, see thy self beseged wythin the cyte. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. 241 All this season the kynge of Englande made great provisyon to come into France. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 75 Some provysyon for the second bretherne by the ordur of law also wold be had. 1622 Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 209 If there were not a present surrendry made, England must take provision of arms. a1668 J. Alleine Sure Guide to Heaven (1688) 108 Art thou turned into flesh? that thou savourest nothing but gratifying the sense, and making provision for the flesh? 1766 B. Franklin in London Chron. 27–9 Nov. 4/2 The more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves. 1833 H. Martineau Messrs. Vanderput & Snoek viii. 125 No provision made for his daughter's residence. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 64/2 Provision should be made for the illustrations of the lectures by monster diagrams. 1934 J. B. Priestley Eng. Journey iv. 91 In many of these estates, no provision whatever has been made for recreation, whereas in Bournville you see everywhere recreation grounds and halls. 1991 Choice Mar. 34/4 Most organised outings do make provision for ‘comfort’ stops—but it is a pity that more coaches do not have their own toilets. < as lemmas |
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