provide meaning
provide :
to give, to supply
Verb
▪ The company will provide training.
▪ The company will give training.
▪ They provide meals to the staff.
▪ They give meals to the staff.
paraphrasing
▪ supply – provide
▪ furnish – supply
▪ offer – give
▪ grant – supply
Pronunciation
provide [prəˈvaɪd]
The stress is on the second syllable 'vayd' and sounds like 'prə-vayd'.
Common phrases and grammar about provide
provide - Common meaning
Verb
to give, to supply
Part of Speech Changes for "provide"
▪ provision (noun) – supply
▪ provider (noun) – one who supplies
▪ provisory (adjective) – temporary
▪ provisionary (adjective) – related to supply
Common Expressions with "provide"
▪ provide information – to give details
▪ provide support – to give help
▪ provide assistance – to give aid
▪ provide access – to give entry
Important examples of provide in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC word questions, provide is commonly used to mean supply or make available something needed.
Example of a confusing word: prevent (to stop something from happening)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, provide is used as a transitive verb and requires a direct object.
provide
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
provide support
to give help or assistance
provide for
to supply or take care of something or someone
Differences between similar words and provide
provide
,
supply
differences
supply is used for large or ongoing provision, while provide is used for necessary or specific provision.
provide
,
offer
differences
offer is to present something optionally, while provide is to give what is needed.
Words with the same origin as provide
The origin of provide
provide comes from the Latin 'providere', meaning 'to see ahead or supply in advance'.
Word structure
provide is made up of the prefix 'pro-' (forward), root 'vid' (to see), and the suffix '-e' (verb), so it means 'to see ahead or supply'.
Words with the same origin
The root of provide is 'vid' (to see). Words with the same root include video, vision, vivid, and evidence.
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