· give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

Synonym(s): supply, render, furnish

Hypernym(s): give

· give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

Synonym(s): supply, ply, cater

Hypernym(s): give

· determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech"

Hypernym(s): stipulate, qualify, condition, specify

· mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"

Synonym(s): put_up, offer

Hypernym(s): engage, wage

· make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

Synonym(s): leave, allow_for, allow

Hypernym(s): yield, give, afford

· supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon"

Synonym(s): bring_home_the_bacon

Hypernym(s): support

· take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"

Hypernym(s): fix, prepare, set_up, ready, gear_up, set