| 单词 | provide |
| 释义 | provide provide // verb [+ obj]
1 provide sb (with sth) | provide sth (for sb) to give sth to sb or make it available for them to use: Your website should provide the information that customers need. The bank has provided the company with a three-year loan. The enterprise has provided jobs for more than 1 000 people. Please answer questions in the space provided. SYN SUPPLY
2 (Law ) provide that (about a law or rule) to state that sth will or must happen: The final section provides that any work produced for the company is thereafter owned by the company. SYN STIPULATE ⇨ PROVISION
PHRASAL VERBS
provide against sth (formal) to make preparations to deal with sth bad or unpleasant that might happen in the future: You can take out insurance to provide against loss of income through sickness or accident.
provide for sth
1 to prepare to deal with sth that is going to happen or that might happen in the future, especially sth bad or unpleasant: You should start saving now to provide for your retirement. This was a contingency (= an event) we had not provided for.
2 (Law ) (about a law, rule, etc.) to make it possible for sth to be done: The agreement will provide for a possible extension of at least two years.
3 (Law ) (about a law, rule, etc.) to state that sth will or must happen: The regulations provide for the keeping of records by persons who import goods for sale. |
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