Dictionary Check: provide

"provide" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 15 points

Definition

verb

give something useful or necessary to

Example: "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
verb

give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Example: "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
Synonyms:
verb

determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation

Example: "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"
verb

mount or put up

Example: "put up a good fight"
Synonyms:
verb

make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

Example: "This leaves no room for improvement"
Synonyms:
verb

supply means of subsistence; earn a living

Example: "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"

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