provisions

«provisions» in Mova's school dictionary: supplies of food and drink, especially taken on a journey — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• Man did eat the bread of the mighty; He sent them provisions to the full.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «provisions» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.