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- provide vs. provide with - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The verb provide has two different subcategorisation frames: provide something [ to somebody] provide somebody with something In the first, the material provided is the object, in the second the recipient is the object Both are valid, and both are in common use The difference between them is the with phrase, which must be there to get meaning 2: if there is only one (direct) object, then
- “provide X to someone” vs “provide X for someone”
This provides food for thought Parents provide for their children To provide for=to sustain or support physically or financially or in some other way that does not just mean to give or supply whereas: provide x to y just means: supply or give x to y There is also the idea of make provision for [arrange for]: The will provided for their upkeep
- tenses - We recommend that he provide provides? - English Language . . .
To my ear "We recommend that he provide an appropriate response" sounds better than "provides" what is this tense construct called and which is right ?
- prepositions - Provide us with X or provide us X? - English . . .
Does provide need the preposition with, or is it truly ditransitive? Kindly provide us with your best quotation Kindly provide us your best quotation He provided directions He provided
- phrase requests - A word for a company that provides a service . . .
Therefore, I am wondering if there is any word (or phrase) which can be used to describe my company which provides a service It would be nice if the word is commonly used in business jargon as well
- terminology - The term for a person who provides a reference for . . .
6 When writing a CV or something similar, one often provides contact information to a person, who may be contacted for references about oneself (e g about work attitude or other qualifications) What is the person, who provides the reference or testimonial, called?
- What is a person (not a company) who provides a service called?
I need the correct English word for someone who provides a service The word "service provider" seems obvious but it is not correct According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a service provider shou
- What is a room a company provides for eating food called?
What is "a room a company provides for eating food" called? Asked 10 years, 5 months ago Modified 10 years, 4 months ago Viewed 47k times
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