provide/prəˈvaɪd/
vt., vi.-vided, -viding1. 供应；供给They provide us with food.他们供给我们食物。
We provided food for the hungry children.我们为饥饿的孩子们提供食物。
2. 预约；规定It is provided in the contract that the work should be accomplished within a year.契约上规定这项工作必须在一年内完成。
The law provides that valuable ancient buildings must be preserved by the government.法律规定珍贵的古代建筑物必须由政府加以保护。
3. （常与for, against连用）预防，防范It's wise to save some money and provide for the future.积蓄点钱，为将来使用作些准备是明智的。
4. 供养；准备给予to provide food and clothes for one's family养家活口
He has a wife and seven children to provide for.他需要赡养妻子和七个孩子。