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Noun provision has 4 senses

provision, proviso - a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one provision"
--₁ is a kind of condition, precondition, stipulation

Derived form: verb provide₃
provision, supply, supplying - the activity of supplying or providing something
--₂ is a kind of activity
--₂ has particulars:
irrigation; feeding, alimentation; fueling, refueling; healthcare delivery, health care delivery, care delivery; issue, issuing, issuance; logistics; purveyance; stocking; subvention

Derived forms: verb provide₆, verb provide₁, verb provide₂, verb provision₁
planning, preparation, provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
--₃ is a kind of thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation
--₃ has particulars:
agreement, arrangement; applecart; mens rea, malice aforethought; calculation, deliberation; premeditation, forethought
provision - a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
--₄ is a kind of store, stock, fund

Derived form: verb provision₁

Verb provision has 1 sense

provision, purvey - supply with provisions
--₁ is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish

Derived forms: noun provision₂, noun provision₄, noun provisioner₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody