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11provided — dis·provided; provided; un·provided; …
12provided — conjunction /prəˈvaɪdɪd/ Only if (the stipulation that follows is true). You can go to the party provided you finish all your homework first. Syn: on condition that, only if, provided that, providing …
13provided — pro|vid|ed [ prə vaıdəd ] or pro vided that conjunction *** only if a particular thing happens or is done: PROVIDING: You can go out to play provided that you finish your homework first. Provided you pay me back by Friday, I ll lend you the money …
14provided — also provided that conjunction used to say that something will only be possible if something else happens or is done: I don t mind Guy coming with us, provided he pays for his own meals …
15provided — pro•vid•ed [[t]prəˈvaɪ dɪd[/t]] conj. providing • Etymology: 1375–1425 usage: The conjunctions provided and providing are interchangeable. Both mean “on the condition or understanding that,” with that sometimes expressed: Provided (or Providing)… …
16provided — /prəˈvaɪdəd / (say pruh vuyduhd) conjunction it being stipulated or understood (that); on the condition or supposition (that): to consent, provided (or provided that) all the others agree …
17provided — See provided, providing …
18provided — pro|vid|ed W2S3 [prəˈvaıdıd] conj also pro vided that used to say that something will only be possible if something else happens or is done = ↑providing ▪ He can come with us, provided he pays for his own meals …
19provided — , providing Most authorities consider the first preferable to the second in constructions such as He agreed to come provided he could get the day off work, but either would be correct. If is often better still …
20provided — providing; conjunction Syn: if, on condition that, provided that, presuming (that), assuming (that), as long as, with/on the understanding that …
