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Provided vs Provisory - What's the difference?

provided | provisory | Related terms |

Provisory is a related term of provided.



As a conjunction provided

is only if (the stipulation that follows is true).

As a verb provided

is past tense of provide.

As an adjective provisory is

containing (a) proviso(es.

provided

English

Conjunction

(head) (also provided that )
  • Only if (the stipulation that follows is true).
    • You can go to the party provided you finish all your homework first.

    Synonyms

    * on condition that * only if * provided that * providing * as long as

    Verb

    (head)
  • (provide)

    • Statistics

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    provisory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • containing (a) proviso(es)
  • :''The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance
  • dependent on a condition (proviso)
  • :''A provisory guarantee is rather like blackmail
  • pending something more permanent

    • Synonyms

    * (relating to a proviso) conditional * (pending something) provisional, temporary, transitory

    Derived terms

    * provisorily

    Related terms

    * provide, provided * providing * provident * provider