preprovide

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verb

To provide beforehand.

OriginEnglish provide ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

verbpreprovide (third-person singular simple present preprovides, present participle preproviding, simple past and past participle preprovided)

present singular third person preprovides · participle present preproviding · participle past preprovided · past preprovided

  1. transitiveTo provide beforehand.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishprovide
  10. Englishpreprovide

From pre- + provide.

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APA

preprovide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preprovide

MLA

“preprovide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preprovide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preprovide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preprovide.

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