verb (v)

• give something useful or necessary to(verb.possession)

  Example:
  We provided the room with an electrical heater.
  

  Synonym:
  furnish, render, supply
  

  source: wordnet30
• give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance(verb.consumption)

  Example:
  The hostess provided lunch for all the guests.
  

  Synonym:
  cater, ply, supply
  

  source: wordnet30
• determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation(verb.communication)

  Example:
  The will provides that each child should receive half of the money.
  The Constitution provides for the right to free speech.
  

  source: wordnet30
• mount or put up(verb.social)

  Synonym:
  offer, put up
  

  source: wordnet30
• make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain(verb.stative)

  Example:
  This procedure provides for lots of leeway.
  

  Synonym:
  allow, allow for, leave
  

  source: wordnet30
• supply means of subsistence; earn a living(verb.possession)

  Example:
  He provides for his large family by working three jobs.
  

  Synonym:
  bring home the bacon
  

  source: wordnet30
• take measures in preparation for(verb.change)

  Example:
  Provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.(verb)

  source: webster1913
• To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; -- followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the education of a child.(verb)

  source: webster1913