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pro·vid·ing

(prə-vī′dĭng)
conj.
On the condition; provided.
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providing

(prəˈvaɪdɪŋ) or

provided

conj
(sometimes foll by: that) on the condition or understanding (that): I'll play, providing you pay me.
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pro•vid•ing

(prəˈvaɪ dɪŋ)

conj.
on the condition or understanding (that); provided: You can stay providing you do some work.
[1375–1425]
usage: See provided.
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providing

conjunction (often with that) on condition that, subject to, given that, on the assumption that, in the event that, with the proviso that, contingent upon, with the understanding that, as long as, if and only if She always believes me, providing I tell her what she wants to hear.
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Translations
بشَرْط
aî òví tilskyldu
pod podmienkouza predpokladu

providing

[prəˈvaɪdɪŋ] conj
providing (that) ... → à condition que ... + subj
He'll play in the next match providing he's fit → Il jouera dans le prochain match, à condition qu'il soit en forme.
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providing (that)

conj → vorausgesetzt(, dass), gesetzt den Fall(, dass)
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provide

(prəˈvaid) verb
1. to give or supply. He provided the wine for the meal; He provided them with a bed for the night. voorsien, verskaf يُزَوِّد، يُعْطي грижа се providenciar opatřit, dát, poskytnout be-, versorgen give; forsyne med παρέχω, προμηθεύω, εφοδιάζω proporcionar, proveer, suministrar, facilitar hankima تهیه کردن hankkia fournir לְסַפֵּק देना ad, nyújt, ellát menyediakan útvega fornire 与える 제공하다 patiekti, parūpinti apgādāt; sarūpēt memberikan; menyediakan voorzien, leveren gi, forsyne, skaffe til veie dostarczyć, zapewnić جوړول providenciar a furniza давать, снабжать poskytnúť preskrbeti obezbediti skaffa, ordna med, stå för จัดหาให้ sağlamak, vermek 提供 постачати دينا، مہيا کرنا cung cấp 提供
2. (with for) to have enough money to supply what is necessary. He is unable to provide for his family. verdien يُعيل обезпечавам sustentar zaopatřit obživu sorgen forsørge συντηρώ mantener hoolt kandma تامین کردن elättää subvenir aux besoins לִנקוֹט צְעָדִים संभरण करना, पूर्ति करना gondoskodik mencukupi afla, framfleyta provvedere 養う 부양하다 ap(si)rūpinti apgādāt; nodrošināt menyara onderhouden forsørge utrzymać تامينول، تيارول.چمتو كول sustentar a întreţine обеспечивать postarať sa (o) skrbeti izdržavati sörja för หาเงินได้ geçindirmek, bakmak 供給 забезпечувати ضروريات کا بہم پہنچانا chu cấp 供给
proˈvided, proˈviding
conjuction if; on condition (that). We can buy it provided/providing (that) we have enough money. mits بشَرْط при условие че desde que s podmínkou, pokud vorausgesetzt, daß på betingelse af; forudsat εφόσον, αρκεί να siempre que; a condición de que juhul kui به شرط آنکه mikäli pourvu que בִּתנַאי बशर्ते कि feltéve, ha ... asalkan að því tilskyldu provvedere 만일 (~)이라면 jei, su sàlyga ja; ar noteikumu, ka dgn syarat op voorwaarde dat forsørge په شرط د دى na condição de (numai) dacă сли только, при условии pod podmienkou, za predpokladu pod pogojem pod uslovom da förutsatt (på villkor) att โดยมีเงื่อนไขว่า ...-mesi şartıyla; eğer 假如 за умови, що; якщо тільки بشرطے کہ miễn là; với điều kiện là 假如
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