provided
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
An inflected form of provide · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,132 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,300 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- give something useful or necessary to also: supply, render, furnish We provided the room with an electrical heater
- give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance also: supply, ply, cater The hostess provided lunch for all the guests
- 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 moneyThe Constitution provides for the right to free speech
- mount or put up also: put up, offer put up a good fightoffer resistance
- make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain also: leave, allow for, allow This leaves no room for improvementThe evidence allows only one conclusion
- supply means of subsistence; earn a living also: bring home the bacon He provides for his large family by working three jobsWomen nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon
provided in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Music is provided for a few of the songs in this book.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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The steamer will be provided with every necessary comfort, including library and musical instruments.
The Innocents Abroad — Volume 01 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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If Right Hon. Gentleman wanted to move the Closure, he should do so in the form provided.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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Provided she did not ask him for money, and was there when he came home, he was satisfied.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Their wants are provided for while living, and after their death friends are advised by dreams to go and bury them.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1