provisions
part of speech
noun (provisions — plural); also provision (a provision, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Provisions are supplies of food and drink, especially taken on a journey. tree →
2) Provision is the act of providing something people need: provision of clean water. tree →
3) (formal) A provision is a part of a law or agreement that says what must happen. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the psalm it means the food God sent Israel in the wilderness. Interpretation: The psalm remembers the manna, called "bread of the mighty," as a gift from heaven. The Rabbis read it as bread of the angels. In the primary lessons: In stories and history: explorers and sailors pack provisions. In geography and social studies: provision of schools and hospitals. In maths problems: how long provisions last for a group. Phrases: run out of provisions, make provision for, provision of.
examples
- Man did eat the bread of the mighty; He sent them provisions to the full. (Writings PSA.78.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- The sailors loaded provisions for a long voyage. tree →
- We packed provisions for the hike: sandwiches, fruit and water. tree →
- The castle had enough provisions for a long siege. tree →
- The town needs better provision of buses. tree →
- A provision in the rules says pets are not allowed. tree →
- Our provisions ran out on the third day. tree →
- With that the lady pulled out her provisions, and bade him eat and welcome. tree →
note
Usually plural for food supplies. Verb: provide. In maths: if provisions feed 6 people for 10 days, they feed 12 people for only 5 days (twice the people, half the time).
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «provisions» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.