provide for

phrasal verb

provided for; providing for; provides for

: to cause (something) to be available or to happen in the future

The contract provides for 10 paid holidays.

The law provides for the appointment of a new official.

: to supply what is needed for (something or someone)

It's hard to make enough money to provide for such a large family.

They agreed to provide for the child's education.

Examples of provide for in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One possibility is to make disability benefits, which are currently provided for life, temporary, to be reevaluated periodically for conditions that are more likely to improve. —

Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2024 Unfortunately, this device also provides for many unwelcome behaviors. —

Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 Graves was a single mother of three who worked three jobs to provide for her children. —

Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024 The prenatal supplements, for example, cost $2.60 to provide for a woman’s entire pregnancy. —

Alice Park, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for provide for

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