PROVIDE

vt to foresee.

2. provide ·vt to appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. ·see provisor.

3. provide ·vt to supply; to afford; to contribute.

4. provide ·vt to furnish; to supply;

— formerly followed by of, now by with.

5. provide ·vi to stipulate previously; to condition; as, the agreement provides for an early completion of the work.

6. provide ·vt to establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as, the contract provides that the work be well done.

7. provide ·vt to look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.

8. provide ·vi 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.