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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisions/#m1)

2) Provision is the act of providing something people need: provision of clean water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisions/#m2)

3) (formal) A provision is a part of a law or agreement that says what must happen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisions/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisions/#x1)
- We packed provisions for the hike: sandwiches, fruit and water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisions/#x2)
- The castle had enough provisions for a long siege. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisions/#x3)
- The town needs better provision of buses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisions/#x4)
- A provision in the rules says pets are not allowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisions/#x5)
- Our provisions ran out on the third day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisions/#x6)
- With that the lady pulled out her provisions, and bade him eat and welcome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisions/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1352/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «provisions» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/provisions/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.