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Serving vs Provide - What's the difference?

serving | provide |

As verbs the difference between serving and provide

is that serving is while provide is to make a living; earn money for necessities.

As an adjective serving

is that or who serves or serve.

As a noun serving

is (uncountable) the action of the verb to serve .

serving

English

Adjective

(-)
  • That or who serves or serve.
    • serving marines
    serving girl

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The action of the verb to serve .
    • The tennis match began with her serving .
  • (countable) A portion (especially, of a meal) served to someone.
  • (countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it

    • Verb

    (head)

    • provide

    English

    Verb

    (provid)
  • To make a living; earn money for necessities.
    • It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage.
  • To act to prepare for something.
  • To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate.
    • The contract provides that the work be well done.
    I'll lend you the money, provided that you pay it back by Monday.
  • To give what is needed or desired, especially basic needs.
    • Don't bother bringing equipment, as we will provide it.
    We aim to provide the local community with more green spaces.
  • To furnish (with), cause to be present.
  • * Arbuthnot
    • Rome was well provided with corn.
  • To make possible or attainable.
    • He provides us with an alternative option.
  • * Milton
    • Bring me berries, or such cooling fruit / As the kind, hospitable woods provide .
  • (obsolete, Latinism) To foresee.
    • (Ben Jonson)
  • To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See provisor .
    • (Prescott)

    Derived terms

    * provider

    Related terms

    * provision

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