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to supply or make something available to someone
The restaurant provides excellent service.
The restaurant supplies excellent service.
This app provides useful tools for productivity.
This app supplies useful tools for productivity.
Often used with 'with' to specify what is being provided.
Remember common collocations like 'provide with' and 'provide for'.
Use 'provide' in both formal and informal contexts, but it's more common in formal settings.
From Middle English providen, from Old French prover, from Latin providere 'foresee, provide for'
Can be used in both formal and informal contexts. Often used in business, customer service, and legal contexts.