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word choice - provide vs. provide with - English Language Usage . . . The verb provide has two different subcategorisation frames: provide something [ to somebody] provide somebody with something In the first, the material provided is the object, in the second the recipient is the object Both are valid, and both are in common use The difference between them is the with phrase, which must be there to get meaning 2: if there is only one (direct) object, then
prepositions - Usage of the verb provide - English Language Usage . . . 16 Does the verb "provide" always have to be used with "with"? For example, Can you provide me with some good examples? Can you provide me some good examples? Can you provide some good examples? I suppose it's a transitive verb, isn't it? Moreover, is the following type of usage correct? You should provide food for your dog before you go on
Preposition with verb provide - English Language Usage Stack Exchange For example, The umbrellas provide shade for the guests He provided drugs to the prisoners In both of these examples, one could have swapped to and for, although the sentences as written feel more natural Is there a good rule to use when deciding whether to use to or for with provide? No doubt endless opining on this question is possible
prepositions - “provide X to someone” vs “provide X for someone . . . In other words, these are questions of coherent and natural-sounding phrasing, rather than strictly grammar, I believe "Provide for the common good" is an example of "provide" without an A and a B, by the way You can "provide for" something, or "provision" something, or "provide" something to someone
provide, provide with | WordReference Forums Why is the usage of "Provide" different from that of other verbs? E g give an orrange to you or give you an orange INCORRECT - provide you an orange; provide an orrange to you Corerct - provide you with an orange; provide an orange for you
provide (me) (with) - WordReference Forums My question: are the following sentences grammatically correct? 1 Thank you for the document (that) you provided 2 Thank you for the document (that) you provided me 3 Thank you for the document (that) you provided me with I think it is sentence 1 and 3 that are correct Thank you in
provide with vs provide to - WordReference Forums provide to give something to a person, company, or organization, or to make it available for them to use: The government has pledged to provide over $1 billion in refinancing provide sb with sth Customers, suppliers, and contractors will be provided with the specialist training they need to work on the project
provide something to for someone | WordReference Forums The general distinction, Gandalf, is that "provide something to someone" says that it's provided directly to the person concerned Whereas with "provide something for someone", it might be provided to an intermediary For example, a food-product company may provide a range of foods for vegetarians, but they provide the products to a retailer