Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
provide for — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accommodate with, admit, admit exceptions, afford, allow, allow for, angel, arrange for, attend to, baby sit, back, bankroll, capitalize, care for, chaperon, cherish, clear the decks, clothe, concede,… … Moby Thesaurus
Families and Children for Empowerment and Development — Foundation, Inc. (FCED) is a non – stock, non – profit service foundation, organized in 1987 that brings together government and non – government organizations and community leaders in depressed areas in Manila. It facilitates leadership… … Wikipedia
maintain — I (carry on) verb adfirmare, confirmare, contendere, continue, follow up, go on, keep alive, keep going, keep on, keep up, perpetuate, persevere, persist, proceed with, prolong, pursue, shore up, stick to II (commence) verb activate, b … Law dictionary
maintain — main|tain W2S3 [meınˈteın, mən ] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make something continue)¦ 2¦(level/rate)¦ 3¦(say)¦ 4¦(look after something)¦ 5¦(provide money/food)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: maintenir, from Latin manu tenere to hold in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
maintain — [[t]meɪnte͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ maintains, maintaining, maintained 1) VERB If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker. [V n] The Department maintains many close contacts with the chemical industry... [V n]… … English dictionary
provide — 01. My son s hockey team was [provided] with free drinks by a local sponsor following every game. 02. Many restaurants are happy to [provide] free birthday cake if you let them know in advance that you will be bringing a group for a party. 03.… … Grammatical examples in English
maintain — maintainable, adj. maintainability, n. maintainer, n. /mayn tayn /, v.t. 1. to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries. 2. to keep in an appropriate condition, operation, or force; … Universalium
maintain — The term is variously defined as acts of repairs and other acts to prevent a decline, lapse or cessation from existing state or condition; bear the expense of; carry on; commence; continue; furnish means for subsistence or existence of; hold;… … Black's law dictionary
maintain — The term is variously defined as acts of repairs and other acts to prevent a decline, lapse or cessation from existing state or condition; bear the expense of; carry on; commence; continue; furnish means for subsistence or existence of; hold;… … Black's law dictionary
maintain — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English mainteinen, from Anglo French maintenir, maynteiner, from Medieval Latin manutenēre, from Latin manu tenēre to hold in the hand Date: 14th century 1. to keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency … New Collegiate Dictionary
