provide – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of provide

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to provide
Participle: provided
Gerund: providing

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Iprovide
youprovide
he;she;itprovides
weprovide
youprovide
theyprovide

Perfect

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

Past

Iprovided
youprovided
he;she;itprovided
weprovided
youprovided
theyprovided

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Iprovide
youprovide
he;she;itprovide
weprovide
youprovide
theyprovide

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Iprovided
youprovided
he;she;itprovided
weprovided
youprovided
theyprovided

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youprovide
weLet's provide
youprovide

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)