provide /prә'vaid/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
• (v.) determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
• (v.) supply means of subsistence; earn a living

Chinese translation

• vt. 提供, 供应, 规定, 预备
• vi. 作准备, 抚养, 规定

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/prә'vaid/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 5.15 · Common

Word forms

provided, provides, providing

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provided · prove · province · provision · provisional · provoke · provocative · provocation

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