provide

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

pro·vide (prə-vīdʹ)v. pro·vid·ed, pro·vid·ing, pro·videsv. tr.
1. To furnish; supply:
provide food and shelter for a family.
2. To make available; afford:
a room that provides ample sunlight through French windows.
3. To set down as a stipulation:
an agreement that provides deadlines for completion of the work.
4. Archaic. To make ready ahead of time; prepare.v. intr.
1. To take measures in preparation:
provided for the common defense of the states in time of war.
2. To supply means of subsistence:
She provides for her family by working in a hospital.
3. To make a stipulation or condition:
The Constitution provides for a bicameral legislature. [Middle English providen, from Latin prōvidēre, to provide for : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + vidēre, to see; See weid- in Indo-European Roots.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bring home the bacon, leave, allow for, allow, put up, offer, supply, ply, cater, render, furnish