单词 | provide |
释义 | Word Frequency provide(prəˈvaɪd) verb (mainly tr) 1. to put at the disposal of; furnish or supply 2. to afford; yield this meeting provides an opportunity to talk 3. (intr; often foll by for or against) to take careful precautions (over) she provided against financial ruin by wise investment 4. (intransitive; foll by for) to supply means of support (to), esp financially to provide for one's family 5. (in statutes, documents, etc) to determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), esp by including a proviso condition 6. to confer and induct into ecclesiastical offices 7. rare to have or get in store in summer many animals provide their winter food Derived forms provider (proˈvider) noun Word origin C15: from Latin prōvidēre to provide for, from prō- beforehand + vidēre to see |
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