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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
provide with/for/to
Hello,
I personally think that provide is more often used in collocation with "with/for", but I sometimes see it used with "to". What do you think of the following sentences:
- The hotel provides shoe cleaning service for/to its clients.
- The hotel provides its customers with a shoe cleaning service.
I think I'd go with for. I usually avoid using "to" here, but it might sound better than the other two. What do you think?
I personally think that provide is more often used in collocation with "with/for", but I sometimes see it used with "to". What do you think of the following sentences:
- The hotel provides shoe cleaning service for/to its clients.
- The hotel provides its customers with a shoe cleaning service.
I think I'd go with for. I usually avoid using "to" here, but it might sound better than the other two. What do you think?
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Gene93 What do you think? Provide for/to + recipient Provide with + goods/service
- Gene93 What do you think?
- Provide for/to + recipient Provide with + goods/service
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Gene93What do you think?Provide for/to + recipient
Provide with + goods/service
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I see. One last question. Does "Providing welcoming atmosphere was a huge part of my job." sound fine to you? Can we provide a particular atmosphere? I think we usually create it.
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Gene93 Does "Providing welcoming atmosphere was a huge part of my job." sound fine to you?Not quite; it needs 'a'— 'providing a welcoming atmosphere'.
Gene93Can we provide a particular atmosphere?Yes, that sounds good.
Gene93 I think we usually create it.That can happen, too. The provi
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