Definition of provide

• provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
• provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
• determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech"