{"id":73390,"date":"2020-03-24T08:51:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T08:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73390"},"modified":"2020-03-24T08:51:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T08:51:25","slug":"provide-vs-provide-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/provide-vs-provide-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Provide vs. Provide With"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To\u00a0<b>provide<\/b>\u00a0is to give someone something that they need.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They\u00a0<b>provide<\/b>\u00a0free food and accommodation\u00a0<b>for<\/b>\u00a0their employees.<\/li>\n<li>The school\u00a0<b>provides<\/b>\u00a0accommodation\u00a0<b>for<\/b>\u00a0students.<\/li>\n<li>He should be able to<b>\u00a0provide information<\/b>\u00a0about the new infrastructure projects in this locality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Provide someone with something<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The get-together\u00a0<b>provided him with<\/b>\u00a0an opportunity to meet some of his old classmates.<\/li>\n<li>My visit to France\u00a0<b>provided me with<\/b>\u00a0an opportunity to learn some French.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Provide something for someone<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The school\u00a0<b>provides<\/b>\u00a0accommodation\u00a0<b>for<\/b>\u00a0students.<\/li>\n<li>Some companies have started\u00a0<b>providing<\/b>\u00a0playrooms\u00a0<b>for<\/b>\u00a0children so that working mothers can bring their kids along.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Provide something to someone<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>We\u00a0<b>provide<\/b>\u00a0legal advice\u00a0<b>to\u00a0<\/b>our clients.<\/li>\n<li>This website\u00a0<b>provides<\/b>\u00a0free English grammar lessons\u00a0<b>to<\/b>\u00a0ESL students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Provide or provide with<\/h2>\n<p>When provide means \u2018give someone something they need\u2019, it takes the preposition<b>\u00a0with<\/b>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My parents didn\u2019t have enough money to provide me with a university education. (NOT My parents didn\u2019t have enough money to provide me a university education.)<\/li>\n<li>She works two jobs in a day so that she can\u00a0<b>provide her children with<\/b>\u00a0food and clothing.<\/li>\n<li>The school\u00a0<b>provides students with<\/b>\u00a0accommodation.<\/li>\n<li>Summer camps\u00a0<b>provide students with an opportunity<\/b>\u00a0to learn new skills.<\/li>\n<li>They provide their\u00a0<b>employees with free food\u00a0<\/b>and accommodation.<\/li>\n<li>My parents have\u00a0<b>provided me with\u00a0<\/b>all that I want.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Phrasal verbs with provide<\/h2>\n<h4>Provide against<\/h4>\n<p>To\u00a0<b>provide against<\/b>\u00a0something is to take steps to deal with something bad that may happen.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No matter how hard we try, we can\u2019t\u00a0<b>provide against\u00a0<\/b>certain circumstances.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Provide for<\/h4>\n<p>To<b>\u00a0provide for someone<\/b>\u00a0is to make sure that they have what they need.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>She works hard to\u00a0<b>provide for her family<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>He doesn\u2019t earn enough to\u00a0<b>provide for his children<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To\u00a0provide\u00a0is to give someone something that they need. They\u00a0provide\u00a0free food and accommodation\u00a0for\u00a0their employees. The school\u00a0provides\u00a0accommodation\u00a0for\u00a0students. He should be able to\u00a0provide information\u00a0about the new infrastructure projects in this locality. 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