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providest

providest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of provide.

Meaning of provide

Verb

provide (third-person singular simple present provides, present participle providing, simple past and past participle provided)

  1. To make a living; earn money for necessities.
    • It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage.
  2. To act to prepare for something.
    • provide against disaster.
  3. To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate.
    • The contract provides that the work be well done.
  4. To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
    • Don't bother bringing equipment, as we will provide it.
  5. To furnish (with), cause to be present, supply.
    • Rome […] was generally well provided with corn.1727, John Arbuthnot, Tables of Ancient Coins, Weights and Measures. Explain'd and exemplify'd in several dissertations
    Synonyms:
    afford, treat
  6. To make possible or attainable.
    • He provides us with an alternative option.

See all 8 meanings of provide

Origin of providest

provide + -est

Questions about providest

What is providest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Providest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of provide.

Words near providest in the dictionary

  1. provider
  2. providers
  3. providership
  4. providerships
  5. provides
  6. providest
  7. provideth
  8. providin'
  9. providing
  10. providing that
  11. providings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: providest (page history and authors); provide (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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