(v. t.) To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to
get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.
(v. t.) To supply; to afford; to contribute.
(v. t.) To furnish; to supply; -- formerly followed by of, now
by with.
(v. t.) To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as,
the contract provides that the work be well done.
(v. t.) To foresee.
(v. t.) To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is
vacant. See Provisor.
(v. i.) 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.
(v. i.) To stipulate previously; to condition; as, the
agreement provides for an early completion of the work.
