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provide

0Thailand has pledged to provide rice feed and farming equipment to its neighbor.02br
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00Is 'provide' equal to 'lend' or 'give'?02br
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02br 00You could not 'lend' rice feed, as once used, you could not get it back. Farming equipment could be 'lent' as it could be returned when no longer required. 0-

— Optilang

  • 02br 00You could not 'lend' rice feed, as once used, you could not get it back.
  • Farming equipment could be 'lent' as it could be returned when no longer required.
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0 provide - to supply, to furnish or to equip - also to make available.02br
00You could not 'lend' rice feed, as once used, you could not get it back. Farming equipment could be 'lent' as it could be returned when no longer required. 02br
00'Give' could be used in this sentence.0-
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0I should have asked, does the word provide mean the farming equipment must be returned?0-
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0 Hi,02br
00It is not clear from the use of the word 'provide' - we do not know if it has to be returned02br
00If I invite you to a party and I provide food, obviously I don't expect it back!02br
00However, if I provide a student with a pen during a lesson, I expect it to be returned at the end of the lesson - BUT I must make this clear to the student eg02b
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0Good explanation, Optilang. It would be funny if the food had to be returned. 050010id1
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