Definitions of provide:

• verb:   supply means of subsistence; earn a living

  Example: "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"

• verb:   take measures in preparation for

  Example: "Provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"

• verb:   determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation

  Example: "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"

• verb:   provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

  Example: "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

• verb:   provide or furnish with

  Example: "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

• verb:   mount or put up
• verb:   make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

  Example: "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"