| 词组 | provide |
| 释义 | provide [provided, provided, providing] provide against provide against sth formal to make plans in order to prevent or deal with a bad situation that might happen: ▪ Health insurance provides against loss of income due to sickness. ▪ The English built a series of castles to provide against future attacks by the Welsh. provide for 1. provide for sb to give someone the things they need, such as money, food, clothes etc: ▪ Marshall's mother managed to provide for her children on a very small salary. ▪ Will Kenya's small farms be able to provide for its growing population? ■ SIMILAR TO: support 2. provide for sth formal to make plans in order to deal with something that might happen in the future: ▪ We provided for a 2% increase in inflation when we calculated the cost at the beginning of the project. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑allow for 3. provide for sth formal if a law or rule provides for something, it makes that thing possible: ▪ A new law was introduced providing for the public execution of drug traffickers and dealers. |
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