provided

[ pruh-vahy-did ]

conjunction

1. on the condition or understanding (that); providing:

   I'll go, provided that the others go too.

adjective

1. furnished or supplied for someone’s use:

   Students play the video and then use the provided handout for graphing the story.

2. stipulated in a regulation, law, etc.:

   Complaints filed past the provided term defined in section VII.2 shall not be considered.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of provide.

Confusables Note

The conjunctions provided and providing are interchangeable. Both mean “on the condition or understanding that,” with that sometimes expressed: Provided (or Providing ) no further objections are raised, we will consider the matter settled.

Other Words From

• non·pro·vid·ed adjective
• un·pro·vid·ed adjective
• well-pro·vid·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of provided¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English; provide, -ed ²

Synonym Study

See if.

Example Sentences

Suspending Ms Robinson from the nursing register for a year, the panel said while she had "provided evidence of developing insight, remorse and reflection", there remained "insufficient evidence of full remediation".

From BBC

The panel heard that Ms Robinson had worked as a mental health nurse at the hospital, which provided in-patient care for men with complex and challenging mental health conditions.

From BBC

Meta said the Commission had provided "no evidence" of harm either to competitors or consumers.

From BBC

Inc. provided financial support for Peter Brimelow, a former Forbes journalist, to write “Alien Nation” — a book Tanton helped edit and that would go on to shape the white supremacy movement.

From Salon

For displacement to be lawful, civilians must be moved safely and provided with accommodation and essential supplies.

From BBC

Related Words

• armed
• clothed
• dressed
• furnished
• rigged
• supplied