provide

verb

ADVERB

▪ kindly

▪

a buffet dinner, kindly provided by club members

▪ free, free of charge

▪

Careers advice is provided free of charge.

VERB + PROVIDE

▪ be able to, can

▪ aim to, seek to, try to

▪

We try to provide the best possible medical care.

▪ fail to

▪ be designed to, be intended to

▪

The grants were intended to provide financial help to unemployed workers.

▪ be expected to

▪

The report was not expected to provide any answers.

▪ be likely to, be unlikely to

PREPOSITION

▪ for

▪

The organization provides food and shelter for refugees.

▪ to

▪

The agency provides legal services to farmers.

▪ with

▪

He provided us with a lot of useful information.

Provide is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑article, ↑chapter, ↑clinic, ↑constitution, ↑council, ↑design, ↑district, ↑essay, ↑finding, health service, ↑hotel, ↑institute, ↑manual, ↑nature, ↑page, ↑program, ↑programme, ↑record, ↑report, ↑result, ↑rule, ↑satellite, ↑scheme, ↑study, ↑system, ↑text, ↑tree, ↑website, ↑writing

Provide is used with these nouns as the object: ↑abundance, ↑access, ↑accommodation, ↑accompaniment, ↑account, ↑advice, ↑aid, ↑alibi, ↑alternative, ↑amenity, ↑amusement, ↑answer, ↑antidote, ↑approximation, ↑arena, ↑array, ↑assessment, ↑assistance, ↑assurance, ↑atmosphere, ↑avenue, ↑backdrop, ↑background, ↑backing, ↑base, ↑basis, ↑benefit, ↑bibliography, ↑blueprint, ↑boost, ↑breakdown, ↑buffer, ↑camouflage, ↑capital, ↑care, ↑challenge, ↑chance, ↑check, ↑checklist, ↑clarity, ↑closure, ↑clue, ↑coherence, ↑commentary, ↑companionship, ↑company, ↑compensation, ↑competition, ↑condom, ↑confirmation, ↑consent, ↑consistency, ↑consolation, ↑consultation, ↑consumer, ↑contact, ↑content, ↑context, ↑continuity, ↑contraception, ↑contrast, ↑convenience, ↑coordination, ↑counsel, ↑counselling, ↑cover, ↑coverage, ↑crèche, ↑credibility, ↑credit, ↑critique, ↑cue, ↑cure, ↑data, ↑definition, ↑demonstration, ↑depth, ↑description, ↑detail, ↑deterrent, ↑diagnosis, ↑dimension, ↑direction, ↑distraction, ↑diversion, ↑education, ↑efficiency, ↑electricity, ↑employment, ↑encouragement, ↑energy, ↑enjoyment, ↑entertainment, ↑environment, ↑equipment, ↑equivalent, ↑escape, ↑escort, ↑essentials, ↑estimate, ↑evidence, ↑example, ↑excerpt, ↑excuse, ↑exemption, ↑experience, ↑expertise, ↑explanation, ↑exposure, ↑facility, ↑feast, ↑feedback, ↑finale, ↑finance, ↑finish, ↑flavour, ↑flexibility, ↑flow, ↑focal point, ↑focus, ↑foil, ↑food, ↑foothold, ↑footing, ↑force, ↑forecast, ↑formula, ↑forum, ↑foundation, ↑framework, ↑freedom, ↑fuel, ↑fulfilment, ↑fund, ↑funding, ↑glimpse, ↑goods, ↑grant, ↑grounding, ↑groundwork, ↑guarantee, ↑guidance, ↑guide, ↑guideline, ↑habitat, ↑hardware, ↑haven, ↑heat, ↑heating, ↑help, ↑hope, ↑hospitality, ↑housing, ↑identification, ↑illumination, ↑illusion, ↑illustration, ↑imagery, ↑immunity, ↑impediment, ↑impetus, ↑impression, ↑improvement, ↑incentive, ↑income, ↑index, ↑indication, ↑indicator, ↑inducement, ↑information, ↑ingredient, ↑injection, ↑input, ↑insight, ↑inspiration, ↑instance, ↑instruction, ↑insurance, ↑intelligence, ↑introduction, ↑job, ↑justification, ↑leadership, ↑lesson, ↑lever, ↑leverage, ↑lifeline, ↑light, ↑lighting, ↑link, ↑livelihood, ↑living, ↑loan, ↑look, ↑maintenance, ↑management, ↑manpower, ↑margin, ↑means, ↑measure, ↑mechanism, ↑ministry, ↑model, ↑momentum, ↑money, ↑motivation, ↑motive, ↑music, ↑narrative, ↑nourishment, ↑nutrition, ↑opening, ↑opportunity, ↑option, ↑outlet, ↑outline, ↑overview, ↑package, ↑parallel, ↑password, ↑pension, ↑perspective, ↑physiotherapy, ↑pleasure, ↑point, ↑pointer, ↑portrayal, ↑power, ↑precedent, ↑pretext, ↑proof, ↑protection, ↑quotation, ↑range, ↑ration, ↑reading, ↑reason, ↑reassurance, ↑receipt, ↑recommendation, ↑reconnaissance, ↑record, ↑recruit, ↑reference, ↑reflection, ↑refreshment, ↑refuge, ↑refund, ↑reinforcement, ↑relief, ↑remedy, ↑reminder, ↑report, ↑representation, ↑reprieve, ↑reproduction, ↑research, ↑resolution, ↑resource, ↑respite, ↑result, ↑return, ↑review, ↑reward, ↑role, ↑safeguard, ↑sample, ↑sanctuary, ↑satisfaction, ↑scope, ↑seating, ↑security, ↑sense, ↑service, ↑session, ↑setting, ↑shade, ↑shelter, ↑shield, ↑short cut, ↑snack, ↑solace, ↑solution, ↑soundtrack, ↑source, ↑space, ↑spark, ↑specification, ↑specimen, ↑spur, ↑stability, ↑standard, ↑starting point, ↑statistics, ↑stimulation, ↑stimulus, ↑storage, ↑subsidy, ↑substitute, ↑suggestion, ↑summary, ↑supervision, ↑supplement, ↑supply, ↑support, ↑taste, ↑test, ↑testimony, ↑text, ↑tip, ↑tool, ↑training, ↑translation, ↑transport, ↑transportation, ↑treatment, ↑troops, ↑tuition, ↑turning point, ↑tutorial, ↑understanding, ↑update, ↑value, ↑ventilation, ↑venue, ↑verification, ↑view, ↑viewpoint, ↑visibility, ↑vitamin, ↑volunteer, ↑voucher, ↑warmth, ↑warning, ↑warranty, ↑wealth, ↑yardstick