# providing

Pronunciation: say "pruh-VY-ding" /pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of provide. — present participle and gerund of provide
   - Simple: Present participle of provide. Use this form for the action as it happens or as the name of the activity.
   - _Crews are providing emergency shelter to residents displaced by the wildfire._
   - _Local farmers kept providing fresh vegetables to the food bank all summer._

## Conjunction

2. On the condition that; used to introduce a requirement that must be met for something else to occur.
   - Simple: Used to say that one thing can happen only if another thing is also true.
   - _The committee approved the budget, providing that each department submits quarterly reports._
   - _Tenants may keep pets, providing they pay an additional deposit._

## Noun

3. Something supplied or made available; a provision.
   - Simple: Something that is given or made ready for people to use.
   - _Each providing for the expedition was checked against the list before loading._
   - _The household's winter providings filled the cellar to the rafters._

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