provide/prəˋvaId; prəˈvaId/v [T] to give someone something they need [→ provision] 提供﹐供应﹐供给: Tea and biscuits will be provided. 将有茶点供应。provide sth for sb The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests. 这家酒店为客人提供擦鞋服务。provide sb with sth I can provide you with a place to stay. 我可以给你提供住处。 —provider n [C] an Internet service provider 因特网服务供应商 provide for sb/sthphr v 1 to give someone the things they need to live, such as money, food etc 供养﹐抚养: He has to provide for a family of five. 他得供养起一家五口。2 formal if a law, rule, or plan provides for something, it makes it possible for it to be done or dealt with【正式】〔法律﹑规章或计划〕规定﹐使可能