provvedere
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
provvedére (first-person singular present provvédo, first-person singular past historic provvìdi, past participle provvedùto or (rare in a verbal sense) provvìsto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to provide, to supply, to furnish
- (transitive) to arrange, to prepare
- (intransitive) to provide for, to arrange for [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]
- Synonym: procurare
- (intransitive) to look after, to take care of [+ a (object)] [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive) to take a decision, to act [auxiliary avere]
Usage notes edit
- The conjugation of this verb differs from vedere in two ways: (1) The future and conditional are regularly formed, as provvederò etc. (contrast vedrò); (2) The form provveduto is the normal past participle, while provvisto is rare. As adjectives, provveduto means "shrewd, sensible" as well as "provided with the necessary preparation", while provvisto means "provided, supplied, furnished, endowed".
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of provvedére (-ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
1Rare in a verbal sense.
Related terms edit
- provvedersi
- provvedimento
- provveditore
- provvidenza
- provvido
- provvigione
- provvisorio
- provvista
- provvisto
- vedere
Noun edit
provvedere m (plural provvederi)
- provision; the act of providing something
- Synonym: provvisione (rare)