[prəˈvʌɪd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make available for use; supply
(e.g: these clubs provide a much appreciated service for this area)

- make adequate preparation for (a possible event)
(e.g: new qualifications must provide for changes in technology)

- stipulate in a will or other legal document
(e.g: the order should be varied to provide that there would be no contact with the father)

- appoint an incumbent to (a benefice)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘prepare to do, get ready’): from Latin providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’