English to English
verb
- give something useful or necessary to
We provided the room with an electrical heater.
source: WordNet 3.0
- give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
The hostess provided lunch for all the guests.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- mount or put up
Put up a good fight.
Offer resistance.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- take measures in preparation for
Provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.
source: Webster 1913
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [prováid] Magtaan; maglaan; maghandâ; magbigay ng kailangan
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog