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provide for sth
1. to make plans in order to deal with a possible event in the future
• We must provide for depreciation when calculating the costs., provide for sb
to give someone the things they need such as money, food or clothes
• He has a wife and two young children to provide for., provide for sth
2. formal If a law or agreement provides for something, it allows it to happen or exist
• Current legislation provides for the detention of those suspected of terrorism., provide against sth
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to make plans in order to prevent or deal with a bad situation
• Beach operators do not have a legal obligation to provide against injury or drowning.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. kindly a buffet supper, kindly provided by club members | free (of charge) Careers advice is provided free of charge. VERB + PROVIDE be able to, can/could | aim to, seek to, try to trying to provide the best possible medical care | fail to | be designed to, be intended to The scheme was intended to provide financial help to unemployed workers. | be expected to, be likely/unlikely to The report was not expected to provide any answers. PREP. for providing food and shelter for the refugees | with He provided us with a lot of useful information.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary