provide

Pronunciation: [prә'vaid]

Average Rank: 1632

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

vt. 提供, 供应, 规定, 预备 vi. 作准备, 抚养, 规定

Detailed Explanations:
  • v. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  • v. determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
  • v. supply means of subsistence; earn a living
  • v. take measures in preparation for
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk cet4 cet6 ky toefl
Word Forms:
Past Participle: provided
3rd Person: provides
Present Participle: providing
Past: provided

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#364

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 96.4% (Top 96.4% most frequent)
96.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#3649

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 63.5% (Top 63.5% most frequent)
63.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#883

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 91.2% (Top 91.2% most frequent)
91.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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