Antonyms for providing


Grammar : Conj, verb
Spell : pruh-vahy-ding
Phonetic Transcription : prəˈvaɪ dɪŋ


Definition of providing

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Latin providere "look ahead, prepare, supply, act with foresight," from pro- "ahead" (see pro-) + videre "to see" (see vision). Related: Provided; providing. Earlier in same sense was purvey, which is the same word as deformed in Old French.
  • conj as long as; with the understanding
  • verb supply, support
  • verb determine, specify
Example sentences :
  • When I last saw her she was providing for five sick and injured ones.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • Sometimes, by way of providing a varied entertainment, they sing a dirge.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • At that moment she might be in the power and at the mercy of him who had followed her; providing he were not friendly.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • In that armor of nature's providing he will not shiver or shake any more.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 » by Various
  • Leaving the common tables, we may therefore proceed to the means of providing food.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • Your bringing me here and providing for me was even kind, I suppose.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • This is, of course, providing that you start for Providence to-morrer morning.
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • First of all, no one will furnish us with a market or means of providing ourselves with food.
  • Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
  • And how long do you expect your body to be equal to providing the necessaries of life for hire?
  • Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
  • The laboring classes seem to have no idea of economy or of providing for the morrow.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou

Synonyms for providing

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