provide for

phrasal verb

provided for; providing for; provides for

1

: 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.

2

: 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

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended condolences to the families of the victims in separate statements and asked that all possible medical assistance be provided for those wounded. —Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026

Titles and affiliations are provided for identification purposes. —Robert M. Califf, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026

In addition to warhead limits, the treaty provided for data sharing, mutual compliance checks and a mechanism for dialogue to raise and resolve potential misperceptions about what the other side is doing. —Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Feb. 2026

Cohen and other Senate Democrats also filed legislation on Wednesday to provide for a one-year extension of a microtransit pilot program that began in 2024. —John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for provide for

• conquistador
• forevermore
• hereinbefore
• kinetochore
• kwashiorkor
• abhor
• abor
• adore
• afore
• ardour
• ashore
• backdoor