provide – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of provide

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to provide for sth
Participle: provided for sth
Gerund: providing for sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Iprovide for sth
youprovide for sth
he;she;itprovides for sth
weprovide for sth
youprovide for sth
theyprovide for sth

Perfect

Ihave provided for sth
youhave provided for sth
he;she;ithas provided for sth
wehave provided for sth
youhave provided for sth
theyhave provided for sth

Past

Iprovided for sth
youprovided for sth
he;she;itprovided for sth
weprovided for sth
youprovided for sth
theyprovided for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad provided for sth
youhad provided for sth
he;she;ithad provided for sth
wehad provided for sth
youhad provided for sth
theyhad provided for sth

Future

Iwill provide for sth
youwill provide for sth
he;she;itwill provide for sth
wewill provide for sth
youwill provide for sth
theywill provide for sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have provided for sth
youwill have provided for sth
he;she;itwill have provided for sth
wewill have provided for sth
youwill have provided for sth
theywill have provided for sth

Subjunctive

Present

Iprovide for sth
youprovide for sth
he;she;itprovide for sth
weprovide for sth
youprovide for sth
theyprovide for sth

Perfect

Ihave provided for sth
youhave provided for sth
he;she;ithave provided for sth
wehave provided for sth
youhave provided for sth
theyhave provided for sth

Imperfect

Iprovided for sth
youprovided for sth
he;she;itprovided for sth
weprovided for sth
youprovided for sth
theyprovided for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad provided for sth
youhad provided for sth
he;she;ithad provided for sth
wehad provided for sth
youhad provided for sth
theyhad provided for sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould provide for sth
youwould provide for sth
he;she;itwould provide for sth
wewould provide for sth
youwould provide for sth
theywould provide for sth

Perfect

Iwould have provided for sth
youwould have provided for sth
he;she;itwould have provided for sth
wewould have provided for sth
youwould have provided for sth
theywould have provided for sth

Imperative

youprovide for sth
weLet's provide for sth
youprovide for sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam providing for sth
youare providing for sth
he;she;itis providing for sth
weare providing for sth
youare providing for sth
theyare providing for sth

Perfect

Ihave been providing for sth
youhave been providing for sth
he;she;ithas been providing for sth
wehave been providing for sth
youhave been providing for sth
theyhave been providing for sth

Past

Iwas providing for sth
youwere providing for sth
he;she;itwas providing for sth
wewere providing for sth
youwere providing for sth
theywere providing for sth

Pluperfect

Ihad been providing for sth
youhad been providing for sth
he;she;ithad been providing for sth
wehad been providing for sth
youhad been providing for sth
theyhad been providing for sth

Future

Iwill be providing for sth
youwill be providing for sth
he;she;itwill be providing for sth
wewill be providing for sth
youwill be providing for sth
theywill be providing for sth

Future Perfect

Iwill have been providing for sth
youwill have been providing for sth
he;she;itwill have been providing for sth
wewill have been providing for sth
youwill have been providing for sth
theywill have been providing for sth

Conditional

Present

Iwould be providing for sth
youwould be providing for sth
he;she;itwould be providing for sth
wewould be providing for sth
youwould be providing for sth
theywould be providing for sth

Perfect

Iwould have been providing for sth
youwould have been providing for sth
he;she;itwould have been providing for sth
wewould have been providing for sth
youwould have been providing for sth
theywould have been providing for sth

Other

Verbs similar to 'provide'

provine, peroxide, præside, preside, previse, pride, profile, promise, propine, prove,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere
accord, assign, award, bestow, confer, contribute, deliver, do, donate, give, give away, grant, hand, hand in, hand over, minister, pass, present, turn in
to give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole
add, assist, bestow, bring, chip in, do one's bit, donate, endow, fund, gift, grant, impart, invest, join, kick in, lend, participate, pitch in, pledge, put up, set forward, supply, support, sweeten the kitty, contribute
furnish
arrange, afford, stock, ready, contribute, render, prepare, grant

Antonyms

furnish
strip, dismantle, withdraw, withhold

Additional Information

Etymology

1. 1407, from L. providere "look ahead, prepare, supply," from pro- "ahead" + videre "to see" (see vision).
2. Inherited from Middle English providen, from Latin prōvidēre (“to foresee, act with foresight”). Doublet of purvey. See: Latin 'prōvideō'.

Verbs referencing "provide"

French pourvoir.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] sometimes ) we are pretty cheerful. If it wo n't, we all remark to each other that it 's very cold, rub our hands, cover ourselves with coats and cloaks, and lie down again to doze, talk, and read (provided as aforesaid ), until dinner-time. At five, another bell rings, and the stewardess reappears with another dish of potatoes—boiled this time—and store of hot meat of various kinds: not forgetting [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] but working bees in the hive. Those who by physical or mental imbecility are disqualified from work, are thereby disqualified from being members of an industrious community; and they can be better provided for in establishments fitted for the infirm. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] trade as if he were a sane man. In the garden, and on the farm, they work with spades, rakes, and hoes. For amusement, they walk, run, fish, paint, read, and ride out to take the air in carriages provided for the purpose. They have among themselves a sewing society to make clothes for the poor, which holds meetings, passes resolutions, never comes to fisty-cuffs or bowie-knives as sane assemblies [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] pinch of the argument was, that his wife knew it, and, of course was making an assault on rather an indefensible point. So he had recourse to the usual means of gaining time for such cases made and provided; he said “ ahem, ” and coughed several times, took out his pocket-handkerchief, and began to wipe his glasses. Mrs. Bird, seeing the defenceless condition of the enemy's territory, had no more [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • With many gentle and womanly offices, which none knew better how to render than Mrs. Bird, the poor woman was, in time, rendered more calm. A temporary bed was provided for her on the settle, near the fire; and, after a short time, she fell into a heavy slumber, with the child, who seemed no less weary, soundly sleeping on her arm; for the mother resisted, with [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Philadelphia is most bountifully provided with fresh water, which is showered and jerked about, and turned on, and poured off, everywhere. The Waterworks, which are on a height near the city, are no less ornamental than useful, being [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] sturdy oak, the other of grated iron, wherein there is a trap through which his food is handed. He has a Bible, and a slate and pencil, and, under certain restrictions, has sometimes other books, provided for the purpose, and pen and ink and paper. His razor, plate, and can, and basin, hang upon the wall, or shine upon the little shelf. Fresh water is laid on in every cell, and he can draw it at [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] places of America, this filthy custom is recognised. In the courts of law, the judge has his spittoon, the crier his, the witness his, and the prisoner his; while the jurymen and spectators are provided for, as so many men who in the course of nature must desire to spit incessantly. In the hospitals, the students of medicine are requested, by notices upon the wall, to eject their tobacco juice [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] many men who in the course of nature must desire to spit incessantly. In the hospitals, the students of medicine are requested, by notices upon the wall, to eject their tobacco juice into the boxes provided for that purpose, and not to discolour the stairs. In public buildings, visitors are implored, through the same agency, to squirt the essence of their quids, or ‘plugs, ’ as I have heard them [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] the windows down into the street below, when we drove up, as if it had been illuminated on some occasion of rejoicing. It is an excellent house, and the proprietors have most bountiful notions of providing the creature comforts. Dining alone with my wife in our own room, one day, I counted fourteen dishes on the table at once. (American Notes for General Circulation)