providing

C2+ Topic:Grammar & Function Words

US /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/ UK /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

conj
on the condition that; provided that

You may borrow the car, providing you return it by noon.

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Synonyms

1 conj · on the condition that;... provided if assuming supposing granted

Word family

Related forms provide provided provision

Etymology

A conjunctive use of the present participle of provide (from Latin providere 'to foresee, provide', from pro- 'ahead' + videre 'to see'), in the sense 'it being stipulated'.

providere Latin videre Latin *weyd- Proto-Indo-European

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# providing

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** conj
**IPA (US):** /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. on the condition that; provided that

## Examples
- You may borrow the car, providing you return it by noon.

## Synonyms
- provided
- if
- assuming
- supposing
- granted

## Related Forms
- provide
- provided
- provision

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: providere
- Root: videre
- Root: *weyd-

## Etymology
A conjunctive use of the present participle of provide (from Latin providere 'to foresee, provide', from pro- 'ahead' + videre 'to see'), in the sense 'it being stipulated'.

## AI Etymology
Providing is a conjunctive use of the present participle of provide (from Latin providere 'to foresee, provide', from pro- 'ahead' + videre 'to see'), in the sense 'it being stipulated'. Important recorded forms include providere (Latin), videre (Latin), and *weyd- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers on the condition that; provided that. The wider family includes related words such as provide, provided, and provision.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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