Standard Lemma guide

provided

conj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɹəˈvaɪdɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AH0 V AY1 D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

conj

Meaning 1

Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • You can go to the party provided you finish all your homework first.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: on condition that, only if, provided that, providing, as long as

Antonyms: unless

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of provide

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شَرِيطَةً أَن (šarīṭatan ʔan) — only if
  • Arabic: عَلَى شَرِيطَة (ʕalā šarīṭat) — only if
  • Bulgarian: само ако (samo ako) — only if
  • Chinese Mandarin: 倘若 (tǎng ruò) — only if
  • Danish: forudsat at — only if
  • Dutch: mits — only if
  • Dutch: op voorwaarde dat — only if
  • Finnish: edellyttäen että — only if
  • Finnish: sillä edellytyksellä että — only if
  • Finnish: mikäli — only if
  • French: pourvu que — only if
  • French: à condition que — only if
  • French: seulement si — only if
  • German: sofern — only if
  • Greek: εφόσον (efóson) — only if
  • Hindi: बशर्ते (baśarte) — only if
  • Hungarian: feltéve, hogy — only if
  • Hungarian: amennyiben — only if
  • Icelandic: svo framarlega sem — only if
  • Irish: ach — only if
  • Irish: ar chuntar — only if
  • Old Irish: acht — only if
  • Italian: purché — only if
  • Italian: ammesso che — only if
  • Italian: a patto che — only if
  • Italian: a condizione che — only if
  • Italian: sempre che — only if
  • Italian: sempreché — only if
  • Eastern Mari: гын (gyn) — only if
  • Occitan: solament se — only if
  • Occitan: a condicion que — only if
  • Persian: به شرطی که (be šarti ke) — only if
  • Polish: pod warunkiem, że — only if
  • Portuguese: contanto que — only if
  • Russian: только если (tolʹko jesli) — only if
  • Sicilian: sempri ca — only if
  • Slovene: pod pogojem — only if
  • Swahili: maadamu — only if
  • Swedish: förutsatt att — only if
  • Turkish: -diği taktirde — only if
  • Turkish: şartıyla — only if
  • Urdu: بشرطیکہ (baśarteki) — only if
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