Provide

·vt To Foresee.

II. Provide ·vt To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. ·see Provisor.

III. Provide ·vt To Supply; to Afford; to Contribute.

IV. Provide ·vt To Furnish; to Supply;

— formerly followed by of, now by with.

V. Provide ·vi To stipulate previously; to Condition; as, the agreement provides for an early completion of the work.

VI. Provide ·vt To establish as a previous condition; to Stipulate; as, the contract provides that the work be well done.

VII. Provide ·vt To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to Prepare.

VIII. 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.