English-Thai Dictionary

provable

ADJ ที่ พิสูจน์ ได้  testable verifiable ti-pi-sud-dai

 

prove

VI พิสูจน์  ตรวจสอบ  justify testify pi-sud

 

prove

VT พิสูจน์  ตรวจสอบ  justify testify pi-sud

 

prove oneself

PHRV พิสูจน์ ตัว  pi-sud-tua

 

prove to

PHRV พิสูจน์ (บางสิ่ง  กับ  pi-sud-kab

 

proved

ADJ ที่ ทดสอบ ก่อน  ซึ่ง ทดลอง  tested established ti-tod-sob-kon

 

proven

ADJ ที่ ทดสอบ ก่อน  approved undoubted ti-tod-sob-kon

 

provenance

N แหล่งกำเนิด 

 

provender

N อาหาร  food ar-han

 

provender

N อาหารแห้ง สำหรับ เลี้ยงสัตว์  hay eatables ar-han-hang-sam-rub-liang-sad

 

provenience

N แหล่งกำเนิด  lang-kam-noed

 

proventriulus

N ส่วน ที่ มี ต่อม ของ กระเพาะอาหาร นก เป็น บริเวณ ที่ มี การย่อยอาหาร ก่อน 

 

proverb

N คน หรือ สิ่ง ที่ เป็นตัวแทน ของ ลักษณะ บางอย่าง  kon-rue-siang-ti-pen-tua-tean-kong-lak-sa-na-bang-yang

 

proverb

N ภาษิต  สุภาษิต  คำพังเพย  maxim precept motto adage pa-sid

 

proverbial

ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ สุภาษิต  ti-kiao-kab-su-pa-sid

 

proverbial

ADJ เป็น ที่ เลื่องลือ  เป็นที่รู้จัก กัน ทั่วไป  ซึ่ง เลื่องลือ  ซึ่ง ขึ้นชื่อ  pen-ti-lung-lue

 

proverbialist

N ผู้ รวบรวม สุภาษิต หรือ คติพจน์ 

 

provide

VI จัดหา ให้  จัดเตรียม ไว้ ให้  furnish equip grant give jad-ha-hai

 

provide

VT จัดหา ให้  จัดเตรียม ไว้ ให้  furnish equip grant give jad-ha-hai

 

provide against

PHRV ทำ เพื่อ ต่อต้าน  make against tam-puea-tor-tan

 

provide for

PHRV จัด (บางสิ่ง  ให้  หา ให้  จัดเตรียม ให้  jad-hai

 

provide under

PHRV จัดหา (บางสิ่ง  ให้ ตามกฎหมาย  jad-ha-hai-tam-kod-mai

 

provide with

PHRV จัดเตรียม  จัดหา  jad-triam

 

provided

CONJ โดย มี เงื่อนไข ว่า  in the case that if doi-me-nguan-kai-wa

 

providence

N ความสามารถ ใน การ จัดการ  kwam-sa-mad-nai-kan-jad-kan

 

providence

N พรหมลิขิต  เหตุการณ์ ที่ เชื่อ ว่า กำหนด โดย พระเจ้า  destiny superintendence pom-li-kid

 

provident

ADJ ที่ เตรียม ไว้ สำหรับ อนาคต  ที่ วางแผน ล่วงหน้า  cautious prepared ti-triam-wai-sam-rub-ar-na-kod

 

providential

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ พรหมลิขิต  fortunate opportune kiao-kab-pom-li-kid

 

providently

ADV อย่าง วางแผน ไว้ ล่วงหน้า  carefully yang-wang-pan-wai-luang-na

 

provider

N ผู้จัดหา  giver phu-jad-ha

 

province

N จังหวัด  jang-wad

 

province

N อาณาเขต  เขต  area region territory ar-na-ked

 

provincial

ADJ ประจำจังหวัด  ส่วนท้องถิ่น  ส่วนภูมิภาค  rural pra-jam-jang-wad

 

provincial

ADJ ใจแคบ  jai-keab

 

provincial

N คน ท้องถิ่น  คนบ้านนอก  คนต่างจังหวัด  kon-tong-tin

 

provincialism

N ความนิยม หัวเมือง มากกว่า เมืองหลวง  ความ ใจแคบ 

 

provincialist

N คนบ้านนอก  คน ท้องถิ่น 

 

proving ground

N สถานที่ ทดลอง  ห้องทดลอง  laboratory sa-tan-ti-tod-long

 

provision

N การ จัดหา  การจัดเตรียม  การ เตรียมการ  preparation procurement kan-jad-ha

 

provision

N สิ่ง ที่ จัดหา มา ให้  stock store siang-ti-jad-ha-ma-hai

 

provision

N เงื่อนไข  proviso nguan-kai

 

provision

N เสบียง ที่ เตรียม ไว้ ในอนาคต  sa-bing-ti-triam-wai-nai-ar-na-kod

 

provision

VT จัดหา เสบียงอาหาร ให้  jad-ha-sa-biang-ar-han-hai

 

provisional

ADJ ที่ จัด ไว้ เป็นการชั่วคราว  เฉพาะกาล  temporary ti-jad-wai-pen-kan-chue-kao

 

provisionary

A ชั่วคราว  มี เงื่อนไข  เฉพาะกาล  provisional

 

proviso

N เงื่อนไข  provision nguan-kai

 

provisory

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น เงื่อนไข  conditional dependent sueng-pen-nguan-kai

 

provocation

N การยั่วยุ อารมณ์  incitement inducement kan-yue-yu-ar-rom

 

provocation

N สิ่ง ยั่ว ให้ โมโห  siang-yue-hai-mo-ho

 

provocative

ADJ กวน โทสะ  arousing alluring kuan-to-sa

 

provocative

N สิ่ง ที่ ยั่วยุ อารมณ์  siang-ti-yue-yu-ar-rom

 

provocativeness

N การยั่วยุ อารมณ์  kan-yua-y-ar-rom

 

provoke

VT ทำให้ โกรธ  aggravate irritate tam-hai-koed

 

provoke

VT ยั่วยุ อารมณ์  ปลุกปั่น  stir rouse yue-yu-ar-rom

 

provoke into

PHRV กระตุ้น  เร่ง ,ทำให้ รำคาญ ,รบกวน  goad into sting into kra-tuan

 

provost

N ผู้ เป็น ประธาน  supervisor phu-pen-pra-tan

 

provost guard

N สารวัตร ทหาร  sa-ra-wad-ta-han

 

provost marshal

N หัวหน้า สารวัตร ทหาร  hua-na-sa-ra-wad-ta-han

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROVABLE

a.[See Prove. ] That may be proved.

 

PROVABLY

adv. In a manner capable of proof.

 

PROVAND

n.Provender. [Not in use. ]

 

PROVE

v.t.prov. [L. probo.] 1. To try; to ascertain some unknown quality or truth by an experiment, or by a test or standard. Thus we prove the strength of gunpowder by experiment; we prove the strength or solidity of cannon by experiment. We prove the contents of a vessel by comparing it with a standard measure.
2. To evince, establish or ascertain as truth, reality or fact, by testimony or other evidence. The plaintiff in a suit, must prove the truth of his declaration; the prosecutor must prove his charges against the accused.
3. To evince truth by argument, induction or reasoning; to deduce certain conclusions from propositions that are true or admitted. If it is admitted that every immoral act is dishonorable to a rational being, and that dueling is an immoral act; then it is proved by necessary inference, that dueling is dishonorable to a rational being.
4. To ascertain the genuineness or validity of; to verify; as, to prove a will.
5. To experience; to try by suffering or encountering; to gain certain knowledge by the operation of something on ourselves, or by some act of our own.
Let him in arms the power of Turnus prove.
6. In arithmetic, to show, evince or ascertain the correctness of any operation or result. Thus in subtraction, if the difference between two numbers, added to the lesser number, makes a sum equal to the greater, the correctness of the subtraction is proved. In other words, if the sum of the remainder and of the subtrahend, is equal to the minuend, the operation of subtraction is proved to be correct.
7. To try; to examine.
Prove your own selves. 2 Corinthians 13:5.
8. Men prove God, when by their provocations they put his patience to trial, Psalm 95:9.; or when by obedience they make trial how much he will countenance such conduct, Malachi 3:1 .

 

PROVE

v.i.To make trial; to essay. The sons prepare--
To prove by arms whose fate it was to reign.
1. To be found or to have its qualities ascertained by experience or trial; as, a plant or medicine proves salutary.
2. To be ascertained by the event or something subsequent; as the report proves to be true, or proves to be false.
3. To be found true or correct by the result.
4. To make certain; to show; to evince.
This argument proves how erroneous is the common opinion.
5. To succeed.
If the experiment proved not--
[Not in use. ]

 

PROVED

pp. Tried; evinced; experienced.

 

PROVEDITOR, PROVEDORE

n.A purveyor; one employed to procure supplies for an army. Proveditor, in Venice and other parts of Italy, is an officer who superintends matters of policy.

 

PROVEN

a word used by Socttish writers for proved.

 

PROVENCIAL

a.Pertaining to Provence, in France.

 

PROVENDER

n.[L. vivo, to live, and from vivanda; Eng. viand. ] 1. Dry food for beasts, usually meal, or a mixture of meal and cut straw or hay. In a more general sense, it may signify dry food of any kind.
2. Provisions; meat; food.
[Not used of food for man in New England. ]

 

PROVER

n.One that proves or tries; that which proves.

 

PROVERB

n.[L. proverbium; pro and verbum, a word. ] 1. A short sentence often repeated, expressing a well known truth or common fact, ascertained by experience or observation; a maxim of wisdom.
The proverb is true, that light gains make heavy purses, for light gains come often, great gains now and then.
2. A by-word; a name often repeated; and hence frequently, a reproach or object of contempt. Jeremiah 24:9.
3. In Scripture, it sometimes signifies a moral sentence or maxim that is enigmatical; a dark saying of the wise that requires interpretation. Proverbs 1:6.
4. Proverbs, a canonical book of the Old Testament, containing a great variety of wise maxims, rich in practical truths and excellent rules for the conduct of all classes of men.

 

PROVERB

v.t.To mention in a proverb. [Not in use. ] 1. To provide with a proverb. [Not in use. ]

 

PROVERBIAL

a.Mentioned in a proverb; as a proverbial cure or remedy. In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst in the world.
1. Comprised in a proverb; used or current as a proverb; as a proverbial saying or speech.
2. Pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb; suitable to a proverb; as a proverbial obscurity.

 

PROVERBIALIST

n.One who speaks proverbs.

 

PROVERBIALIZE

v.t.To make a proverb; to turn into a proverb, or to use proverbially. [Unusual. ]

 

PROVERBIALLY

adv. In a proverb; as, it is proverbially said.

 

PROVIDE

v.t.[L. provideo, literally to see before; pro and video, to see. ] 1. To procure beforehand; to get, collect or make ready for future use; to prepare.
Abraham said, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt-offering. Genesis 22:8.
Provide neither gold nor silver nor brass in your purses. Matthew 1 :9.
Provide things honest in the sight of all men. Romans 12:17.
2. To furnish; to supply; followed by with.
Rome, by the care of the magistrates, was well provided with corn.
Provided of is now obsolete.
3. To stipulate previously. The agreement provides that the party shall incur no loss.
4. To make a previous conditional stipulation. [See Provided. ]
5. To foresee; a Latinism. [Not in use. ]
6. Provide, in a transitive sense, is followed by against or for. We provide warm clothing against the inclemencies of the weather; we provide necessaries against a time of need; or we provide warm clothing for winter, etc.

 

PROVIDE

v.i.To procure supplies or means of defense; or to take measures for counteracting or escaping an evil. The sagacity of brutes in providing against the inclemencies of the weather is wonderful. Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants.

 

PROVIDED

pp. Procured beforehand; made ready for future use; supplied; furnished; stipulated. 1. Stipulated as a condition, which condition is expressed in the following sentence or words; as, "provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever. " This sentence is in the nature of the case absolute, the clause or sentence independent; "this or that being provided, which follows;" "this condition being provided. " The word being is understood, and the participle provided agrees with the whole sentence absolute. "This condition being previously stipulated or established. " This and that here refer to the whole member of the sentence.

 

PROVIDENCE

n.[L. providentia.] 1. The act of providing or preparing for future use or application.
Providence for war is the best prevention of it. [Now little used. ]
2. Foresight; timely care; particularly, active foresight, or foresight accompanied with the procurement of what is necessary for future use, or with suitable preparation. How many of the troubles and perplexities of life proceed from want of providence!
3. In theology, the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures. He that acknowledges a creation and denies a providence, involves himself in a palpable contradiction; for the same power which caused a thing to exist is necessary to continue its existence. Some persons admit a general providence, but deny a particular providence, not considering that a general providence consists of particulars. A belief in divine providence, is a source of great consolation to good men. By divine providence is often understood God himself.
4. Prudence in the management of one's concerns or in private economy.

 

PROVIDENT

a.Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; forecasting; cautious; prudent in preparing for future exigences; as a provident man; a provident animal. The parsimonious emmet, provident
Of future.
Orange is what Augustus was,
Brave, wary, provident and bold.

 

PROVIDENTIAL

a.Effected by the providence of God; referable to divine providence; proceeding from divine direction or superintendence; as the providential contrivance of things; a providential escape from danger. How much are we indebted to God's unceasing providential care!

 

PROVIDENTIALLY

adv. By means of God's providence. Every animal is providentially directed to the use of its proper weapons.

 

PROVIDENTLY

adv. With prudent foresight; with wise precaution in preparing for the future.

 

PROVIDER

n.One who provides, furnishes or supplies; one that procures what is wanted.

 

PROVINCE

n.[L. provincia; usually supposed to be formed from pro and vinco, to conquer. This is very doubtful, as provinco was not used by the Romans. ] 1. Among the Romans, a country of considerable extent, which being reduced under their dominion, was new-modeled, subjected to the command of an annual governor sent from Rome, and to such taxes and contributions as the Romans saw fit to impose. That part of France next to the Alps, was a Roman province, and still bears the name Provence.
2. Among the moderns, a country belonging to a kingdom or state, either by conquest or colonization, usually situated at a distance from the kingdom or state, but more or less dependent on it or subject to it. Thus formerly, the English colonies in North America were provinces of Great Britain, as Nova Scotia and Canada still are. The provinces of the Netherlands formerly belonged to the house of Austria and to Spain.
3. A division of a kingdom or state, of considerable extent. In England, a division of the ecclesiastical state under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, of which there are two, the province of Canterbury and that of York.
4. A region of country; in a general sense; a tract; a large extent.
Over many a tract
Of heaven they march'd, and many a province wide.
They never look abroad into the provinces of the intellectual world.
5. The proper office or business of a person. It is the province of the judge to decide causes between individuals.
The woman's province is to be careful in her economy, and chaste in her affection.

 

PROVINCIAL

a.Pertaining to a province or relating to it; as a provincial government; a provincial dialect. 1. Appendant to the principal kingdom or state; as provincial dominion; provincial territory.
2. Not polished; rude; as provincial accent or manners.
3. Pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical; as a provincial synod.

 

PROVINCIAL

n.A spiritual governor. In catholic countries, one who has the direction of the several convents of a province. 1. A person belonging to a province.

 

PROVINCIALISM

n.A peculiar word or manner of speaking in a province or district of country remote from the principal country or from the metropolis.

 

PROVINCIALITY

n.Peculiarity of language in a province.

 

PROVINCIATE

v.t.To convert into a province. [Unusual. ]

 

PROVINE

v.i.To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation.

 

PROVING

ppr. Trying; ascertaining; evincing; experiencing.

 

PROVISION

n.s as z. [L. provisio, provideo. See Provide. ] 1. The act of providing or making previous preparation.
2. Things provided; preparation; measures taken beforehand, either for security, defense or attack, or for the supply of wants. We make provision to defend ourselves form enemies; we make provision for war; we make provision for a voyage or for erecting a building; we make provision for the support of the poor. Government makes provision for its friends.
3. Stores provided; stock; as provision of victuals; provision of materials.
4. Victuals; food; provender; all manner of eatables for man and beast; as provisions for the table or for the family; provisions for an army.
5. Previous stipulation; terms or agreement made, or measures taken for a future exigency.
In the law, no provision was made to abolish the barbarous customs of the Irish.
Papal provision, a previous nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, by which practice the rightful patron was deprived of his presentation.

 

PROVISION

v.t.To supply with victuals or food. The ship was provisioned for a voyage of six months. The garrison was well provisioned.

 

PROVISIONAL

a.Provided for present need or for the occasion; temporarily established; temporary; as a provisional government or regulation; a provisional treaty.

 

PROVISIONALLY

adv. By way of provision; temporarily; for the present exigency.

 

PROVISIONARY

a.Provisional; provided for the occasion; not permanent.

 

PROVISO

n.s as z. [L. provisus, ablative proviso, it being provided. ] An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant or other writing, by which a condition is introduced; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant, etc. The charter of the bank contains a proviso that the legislature may repeal it at their pleasure.

 

PROVISOR

n.In church affairs, a person appointed by the pope to a benefice before the death of the incumbent, and to the prejudice of the rightful patron. Formerly the pope usurped the right of presenting to church livings, and it was his practice to nominate persons to benefices by anticipation, or before they became vacant; the person thus nominated was called a provisor. In England, this practice was restrained by statues of Richard II. and Henry IV. More sharp and penal laws were devised against provisors; it being enacted that whoever disturbs any patron in the presentation to a living by virtue of any papal provision, such provisor shall pay fine and ransom to the king at his will, and be imprisoned till he renounces such provision.
1. The purveyor, steward or treasurer of a religious house.

 

PROVISORY

a.Making temporary provision; temporary. 1. Containing a proviso or condition; conditional.

 

PROVOCATION

n.[L. provacatio. See Provoke. ] 1. Any thing that excites anger; the cause of resentment. 1 Kings 21:22.
2. The act of exciting anger.
3. An appeal to a court or judge. [A Latinism, not now used. ]
4. Incitement. [Not used. ]

 

PROVOCATIVE

a.Exciting; stimulating; tending to awaken or incite appetite or passion.

 

PROVOCATIVE

n.Any thing that tends to excite appetite or passion; a stimulant; as a provocative of hunger or of lust.

 

PROVOCATIVENESS

n.The quality of being provocative or stimulating.

 

PROVOKE

v.t.[L. provoco, to call forth; pro and voco, to call. ] 1. To call into action; to arouse; to excite; as, to provoke anger or wrath by offensive words or by injury; to provoke war.
2. To make angry; to offend; to incense; to enrage.
Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath. Ephesians 6:4.
Often provoked by the insolence of some of the bishops--
3. To excite; to cause; as, to provoke perspiration; to provoke a smile.
4. To excite; to stimulate; to increase.
The taste of pleasure provokes the appetite, and every successive indulgence of vice which is to form a habit, is easier than the last.
5. To challenge.
He now provokes the sea-gods from the shore.
6. To move; to incite; to stir up; to induce by motives. Romans 1 :19.
Let us consider one another to provoke to love and to good works. Hebrews 1 :24.
7. To incite; to rouse; as, to provoke one to anger. Deuteronomy 32:16.

 

PROVOKE

v.i.To appeal. [A Latinism, not used. ]

 

PROVOKED

pp. Excited; roused; incited; made angry; incensed.

 

PROVOKER

n.One that excites anger or other passion; one that excites war or sedition. 1. That which excites, causes or promotes.

 

PROVOKING

ppr. Exciting into action; inciting; inducing by motives; making angry. 1. a. Having the power or quality of exciting resentment; tending to awaken passion; as provoking words; provoking treatment.

 

PROVOKINGLY

adv. In such a manner as to excite anger.

 

PROVOST

n.[L. proepositus, placed before, from proepono; proe and pono, to set or place. ] In a general sense, a person who is appointed to superintend or preside over something; the chief magistrate of a city or town; as the provost of Edinburgh or of Glasgow, answering to the mayor of other cities; the provost of a college, answering to president. In France, formerly, a provost was an inferior judge who had cognizance of civil causes. The grand provost of France, or of the household, had jurisdiction in the king's house and over its officer.
The provost marshal of an army, is an officer appointed to arrest and secure deserters and other criminals, to hinder the soldiers from pillaging, to indict offenders and see sentence passed on them and executed. He also regulates weights and measures. He has under him a lieutenant and a clerk, an executioner, etc.
The provost marshal in the navy, has charge of prisoner, etc.
The provost of the mint, is a particular judge appointed to apprehend and prosecute false coiners.
Provost of the king's stables, is an officer who attends at court and holds the king's stirrup when he mounts his horse.

 

PROVOSTSHIP

n.The office of a provost.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROVABLE

Prov "a *ble, a. Etym: [See Prove, and cf. Probable. ]

 

Defn: Capable of being proved; demonstrable. -- Prov "a *ble *ness, n. -- Prov "a *bly, adv.

 

PROVAND; PROANT

Prov "and, Pro "ant, n. Etym: [See Provender. ]

 

Defn: Provender or food. [Obs. ] One pease was a soldier's provant a whole day. Beau. & Fl.

 

PROVANT

PROVANT Pro *vant ", v. t.

 

Defn: To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for. [Obs. ] Nash.

 

PROVANT

PROVANT Prov "ant, a.

 

Defn: Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence, common in quality; inferior. "A poor provant rapier. " B. Jonson.

 

PROVE

Prove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Proved; p. pr. & vb. n. Proving. ] Etym: [OE. prover, F. prouver, fr. L. probare to try, approve, prove, fr. probus good, proper. Cf. Probable, Proof, Probe. ]

 

1. To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the contents of a vessel by a standard measure. Thou hast proved mine heart. Ps. xvii. 3.

 

2. To evince, establish, or ascertain, as truth, reality, or fact, by argument, testimony, or other evidence. They have inferred much from slender premises, and conjectured when they could not prove. J. H. Newman.

 

3. To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify; as, to prove a will.

 

4. To gain experience of the good or evil of; to know by trial; to experience; to suffer. Where she, captived long, great woes did prove. Spenser.

 

5. (Arith.)

 

Defn: To test, evince, ascertain, or verify, as the correctness of any operation or result; thus, in subtraction, if the difference between two numbers, added to the lesser number, makes a sum equal to the greater, the correctness of the subtraction is proved.

 

6. (Printing )

 

Defn: To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of; as, to prove a page.

 

Syn. -- To try; verify; justify; confirm; establish; evince; manifest; show; demonstrate.

 

PROVE

PROVE Prove, v. i.

 

1. To make trial; to essay.

 

2. To be found by experience, trial, or result; to turn out to be; as, a medicine proves salutary; the report proves false. "The case proves mortal. " Arbuthnot. So life a winter's morn may prove. Keble.

 

3. To succeed; to turn out as expected. [Obs. ] "The experiment proved not. " Bacon.

 

PROVECT

Pro *vect ", a. Etym: [L. provectus, p. p. of provehere to carry forward. ]

 

Defn: Carried forward; advanced. [Obs. ] "Provect in years. " Sir T. Flyot.

 

PROVECTION

Pro *vec "tion, n. Etym: [L. provectio an advancement. ] (Philol.)

 

Defn: A carrying forward, as of a final letter, to a following word; as, for example, a nickname for an ekename.

 

PROVEDITOR

Pro *ved "i *tor, n. Etym: [It. proveditore, provveditore, fr. provedere, L. providere. See Provide, and cf. Purveyor, Provedore. ]

 

Defn: One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc. ; a purveyor; one who provides for another. Jer. Taylor.

 

PROVEDORE

Prov "e *dore, n. Etym: [Cf. Sp. proveedor. See Proveditor. ]

 

Defn: A proveditor; a purveyor. Busied with the duties of a provedore. W. Irving.

 

PROVEN

PROVEN Prov "en, p. p. or a.

 

Defn: Proved. "Accusations firmly proven in his mind. " Thackeray. Of this which was the principal charge, and was generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted. Jowett (Thucyd. ). Not proven (Scots Law ), a verdict of a jury that the guilt of the accused is not made out, though not disproved. Mozley & W.

 

PROVENANCE

PROVENANCE Prov "e *nance, n. [F., fr. provenir to originate, to come forth, L.provenire. Cf. Provenience. ]

 

Defn: Origin; source; provenience.

 

Their age attested by their provenance and associations. A. H. Keane.

 

PROVENCAL

Pro `ven `cal ", a. Etym: [F., fr. Provence, fr. L. provincia province. See Provincial. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Provence or its inhabitants.

 

PROVENCAL

Pro `ven `cal ", n. Etym: [F.]

 

1. A native or inhabitant of Provence in France.

 

2. The Provencal language. See Langue d'oc.

 

PROVENCE ROSE

Prov "ence rose `. Etym: [Provence the place + rose. ](a ) The cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia ). (b ) A name of many kinds of roses which are hybrids of Rosa centifolia and R. Gallica.

 

PROVENCIAL

Pro *ven "cial, a. Etym: [See Provençal.]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Provence in France.

 

PROVEND

PROVEND Prov "end, n.

 

Defn: See Provand. [Obs. ]

 

PROVENDER

Prov "en *der, n. Etym: [OE. provende, F. provende, provisions,provender, fr. LL. praebenda (prae and pro being confused ), a daily allowance of provisions, a prebend. See Prebend. ]

 

1. Dry food for domestic animals, as hay, straw, corn, oats, or a mixture of ground grain; feed. "Hay or other provender. " Mortimer. Good provender laboring horses would have. Tusser.

 

2. Food or provisions. [R or Obs. ]

 

PROVENIENCE

PROVENIENCE Pro *ve "ni *ence, n. [L. proveniens, -entis, p.pr. of provenire to come forth; pro forth + venire to come. ]

 

Defn: Origin; source; place where found or produced; provenance; -- used esp. in the fine arts and in archæology; as, the provenience of a patera.

 

PROVENIENT

PROVENIENT Pro *ve "ni *ent, a. [L. proveniens, p.pr. ]

 

Defn: Forthcoming; issuing. [Rare ]

 

PROVENT

PROVENT Prov "ent, n.

 

Defn: See Provand. [Obs. ]

 

PROVENTRICLE

PROVENTRICLE Pro *ven "tri *cle, n. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Proventriculus.

 

PROVENTRIULUS

Pro `ven *tri "u *lus, n. Etym: [NL. See Pro-, and Ventricle. ] (Anat. )

 

Defn: The glandular stomach of birds, situated just above the crop.

 

PROVER

PROVER Prov "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, proves.

 

PROVERB

Prov "erb, n. Etym: [OE. proverbe, F. proverbe, from L. proverbium; pro before, for + verbum a word. See Verb. ]

 

1. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage. Chaucer. Bacon.

 

2. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable. His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. John xvi. 29.

 

3. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference. Thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by word, among all nations. Deut. xxviii. 37.

 

4. A drama exemplifying a proverb. Book of Proverbs, a canonical book of the Old Testament, containing a great variety of wise maxims.

 

Syn. -- Maxim; aphorism; apothegm; adage; saw.

 

PROVERB

PROVERB Prov "erb, v. t.

 

1. To name in, or as, a proverb. [R.] Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool Milton.

 

2. To provide with a proverb. [R.] I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase. Shak.

 

PROVERB

PROVERB Prov "erb, v. i.

 

Defn: To write or utter proverbs. [R.]

 

PROVERBIAL

Pro *ver "bi *al, a. Etym: [L. proverbialis: cf. F. proverbial. ]

 

1. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial. In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst. Sir W. Temple.

 

2. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb. "A proverbial obscurity. " Sir T. Browne.

 

PROVERBIALISM

PROVERBIALISM Pro *ver "bi *al *ism, n.

 

Defn: A proverbial phrase.

 

PROVERBIALIST

PROVERBIALIST Pro *ver "bi *al *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.

 

PROVERBIALIZE

Pro *ver "bi *al *ize, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. F. proverbialiser.]

 

Defn: To turn into a proverb; to speak in proverbs.

 

PROVERBIALLY

PROVERBIALLY Pro *ver "bi *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly; universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is proverbially busy.

 

PROVEXITY

Pro *vex "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. provehere to advance. Cf. Provect. ]

 

Defn: Great advance in age. [Obs. ]

 

PROVIDE

Pro *vide ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provided; p. pr. & vb. n. Providing. ]Etym: [L. providere, provisum; pro before + videre to see. See Vision, and cf. Prudent, Purvey. ]

 

1. To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare. "Provide us all things necessary. " Shak.

 

2. To supply; to afford; to contribute. Bring me berries, or such cooling fruit As the kind, hospitable woods provide. Milton.

 

3. To furnish; to supply; -- formerly followed by of, now by with. "And yet provided him of but one. " Jer. Taylor. "Rome. .. was well provided with corn. " Arbuthnot.

 

4. To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as, the contract provides that the work be well done.

 

5. To foresee.

 

Note: [A Latinism ] [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

6. To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is vacant. See Provisor. Prescott.

 

PROVIDE

PROVIDE Pro *vide ", v. i.

 

1. To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future need, especially a danger or an evil; -- followed by against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of the weather; to provide for the education of a child. Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. Burke.

 

2. To stipulate previously; to condition; as, the agreement provides for an early completion of the work.

 

PROVIDED

PROVIDED Pro *vid "ed, conj.

 

Defn: On condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; -- usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever. Provided the deductions are logical, they seem almost indifferent to their truth. G. H. Lewes.

 

Note: This word is strictly a participle, and the word being is understood, the participle provided agreeing with the whole sentence absolute, and being equivalent to this condition being previously stipulated or established.

 

PROVIDENCE

Prov "i *dence, n. Etym: [L. providentia: cf. F. providence. See Provident, and cf. Prudence. ]

 

1. The act of providing or preparing for future use or application; a making ready; preparation. Providence for war is the best prevention of it. Bacon.

 

2. Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself, regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience. The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide. Milton.

 

3. (Theol.)

 

Defn: A manifestation of the care and superintendence which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained by divine direction. He that hath a numerous family, and many to provide for, needs a greater providence of God. Jer. Taylor.

 

4. Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy; frugality. It is a high point of providence in a prince to cast an eye rather upon actions than persons. Quarles.

 

PROVIDENT

Prov "i *dent, a. Etym: [L. providens, -entis, p. pr. of providere: cf. F. provident. See Provide, and cf. Prudent. ]

 

Defn: Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; -- sometimes followed by of; as, aprovident man; an animal provident of the future. And of our good and of our dignity, How provident he is. Milton.

 

Syn. -- Forecasting; cautious; careful; prudent; frugal; economical.

 

PROVIDENTIAL

Prov `i *den "tial, a. Etym: [Cf. F. providentiel. ]

 

Defn: Effected by, or referable to, divine direction or superintendence; as, the providential contrivance of thing; a providential escape. -- Prov "i *den "tial *ly, adv.

 

PROVIDENTLY

PROVIDENTLY Prov "i *dent *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a provident manner.

 

PROVIDENTNESS

PROVIDENTNESS Prov "i *dent *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being provident; carefulness; prudence; economy.

 

PROVIDER

PROVIDER Pro *vid "er, n.

 

Defn: One who provides, furnishes, or supplies; one who procures what is wanted.

 

PROVIDORE

Prov "i *dore, n. Etym: [See Provedore. ]

 

Defn: One who makes provision; a purveyor. [R.] De Foe.

 

PROVINCE

Prov "ince, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. provincia; prob. fr. pro before, for + the root of vincere to conquer. See Victor. ]

 

1. (Roman Hist. )

 

Defn: A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy. Wyclif (Acts xiii. 34 ). Milton.

 

2. A country or region dependent on a distant authority; a portion of an empire or state, esp. one remote from the capital. "Kingdoms and provinces." Shak.

 

3. A region of country; a tract; a district. Over many a tract of heaven they marched, and many a province wide. Milton. Other provinces of the intellectual world. I. Watts.

 

4. A region under the supervision or direction of any special person; the district or division of a country, especially an ecclesiastical division, over which one has jurisdiction; as, the province of Canterbury, or that in which the archbishop of Canterbury exercises ecclesiastical authority.

 

5. The proper or appropriate business or duty of a person or body; office; charge; jurisdiction; sphere. The woman'sprovince is to be careful in her economy, and chaste in her affection. Tattler.

 

6. Specif. : Any political division of the Dominion of Canada, having a governor, a local legislature, and representation in the Dominion parliament. Hence, colloquially, The Provinces, the Dominion of Canada.

 

PROVINCIAL

Pro *vin "cial, a. Etym: [L. provincialis: cf. F. provincial. See Province, and cf. Provencal. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect.

 

2. Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province; not cosmopolitan; countrified; not polished; rude; hence, narrow; illiberal. "Provincial airs and graces. " Macaulay.

 

3. Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical; as, a provincial synod. Ayliffe.

 

4. Of or pertaining to Provence; Provencal. [Obs. ] With two Provincial roses on my razed shoes. Shak.

 

PROVINCIAL

PROVINCIAL Pro *vin "cial, n.

 

1. A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.

 

2. (R. C. Ch. )

 

Defn: A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.

 

PROVINCIALISM

Pro *vin "cial *ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. provincialisme.]

 

Defn: A word, or a manner of speaking, peculiar to a province or a district remote from the mother country or from the metropolis; a provincial characteristic; hence, narrowness; illiberality. M. Arnold.

 

PROVINCIALIST

PROVINCIALIST Pro *vin "cial *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who lives in a province; a provincial.

 

PROVINCIALITY

PROVINCIALITY Pro *vin `ci *al "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being provincial; peculiarity of language characteristic of a province. T. Warton.

 

PROVINCIALIZE

Pro *vin "cial *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provincialized; p. pr. & vb. n.Provincializing.]

 

Defn: To render provincial. M. Arnold.

 

PROVINCIALLY

PROVINCIALLY Pro *vin "cial *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a provincial manner.

 

PROVINCIATE

PROVINCIATE Pro *vin "ci *ate, v. t.

 

Defn: To convert into a province or provinces. [Obs. ] Howell.

 

PROVINE

Pro *vine ", v. i. Etym: [F. provingner, fr. provin a set, layer of a plant, OF. provain, from L. propago, -aginis, akin to propagare to propagate. See Propagate, Prune, v. t.]

 

Defn: To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for propagation. [Obs. ] Johnson.

 

PROVISION

Pro *vi "sion, n. Etym: [L. provisio: cf. F. provision. See Provide. ]

 

1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation. Shak.

 

2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought together or arranged in advance; measures taken beforehand; preparation. Making provision for the relief of strangers. Bacon.

 

3. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables collected or stored; -- often in the plural. And of provisions laid in large, For man and beast. Milton.

 

4. That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a contract; the statute has many provisions.

 

5. (R. C. Ch. )

 

Defn: A canonical term for regular induction into a benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and installation.

 

6. (Eng. Hist. )

 

Defn: A nomination by the pope to a benefice before it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of presentation. Blackstone.

 

PROVISION

Pro *vi "sion, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provisioned; p. pr. & vb. n.Provisioning.]

 

Defn: To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison. They were provisioned for a journey. Palfrey.

 

PROVISIONAL

Pro *vi "sion *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. provisionnel. ]

 

Defn: Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as, a provisional government; a provisional treaty.

 

PROVISIONALLY

PROVISIONALLY Pro *vi "sion *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: By way of provision for the time being; temporarily. Locke.

 

PROVISIONARY

PROVISIONARY Pro *vi "sion *a *ry, a.

 

Defn: Provisional. Burke.

 

PROVISO

Pro *vi "so, n.; pl. Provisos. Etym: [L., (it ) being provided, abl. of provisus, p. p. of providere. See Provide, and cf. Purview. ]

 

Defn: An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced, usually beginning with the word provided; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant, or the like; as, the contract was impaired by its proviso. He doth deny his prisoners, But with proviso and exception. Shak.

 

PROVISOR

Pro *vi "sor, n. Etym: [L., fr. providere: cf. F. proviseur. See Provide. ]

 

1. One who provides; a purveyor. [Obs. ] "The chief provisor of our horse. " Ford.

 

2. (R. C. Ch. ) (a ) The purveyor, steward, or treasurer of a religious house. Cowell. (b ) One who is regularly inducted into a benefice. See Provision, 5. P. Plowman.

 

3. (Eng. Hist. )

 

Defn: One who procures or receives a papal provision. See Provision, 6.

 

PROVISORILY

PROVISORILY Pro *vi "so *ri *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a provisory manner; conditionally; subject to a proviso; as, to admit a doctrine provisorily. Sir W. Hamilton.

 

PROVISORSHIP

PROVISORSHIP Pro *vi "sor *ship, n.

 

Defn: The office or position of a provisor. [R.] J. Webster.

 

PROVISORY

Pro *vi "so *ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. provisoire. ]

 

1. Of the nature of a proviso; containing a proviso or condition; conditional; as, a provisory clause.

 

2. Making temporary provision; provisional.

 

PROVOCATION

Prov `o *ca "tion, n. Etym: [F. provocation, L. provocatio. See Provoke. ]

 

1. The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger. Fabyan.

 

2. That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation. Paley.

 

3. Incitement; stimulus; as, provocation to mirth.

 

4. (Law )

 

Defn: Such prior insult or injury as may be supposed, under the circumstances, to create hot blood, and to excuse an assault made in retort or redress.

 

5. An appeal to a court.

 

Note: [A Latinism ] [Obs. ] Ayliffe.

 

PROVOCATIVE

Pro *vo "ca *tive, a. Etym: [L. provocativus: cf. OF. provocatif.]

 

Defn: Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.

 

PROVOCATIVE

PROVOCATIVE Pro *vo "ca *tive, n.

 

Defn: Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.

 

PROVOCATIVENESS

PROVOCATIVENESS Pro *vo "ca *tive *ness, n.

 

Defn: Quality of being provocative.

 

PROVOCATORY

PROVOCATORY Pro *vo "ca *to *ry, a.

 

Defn: Provocative.

 

PROVOKABLE

PROVOKABLE Pro *vok "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: That may be provoked.

 

PROVOKE

Pro *voke ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Provoked; p. pr. & vb. n. Provoking. ]Etym: [F. provoquer, L. provocare to call forth; pro forth + vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice, cry, call. See Voice. ]

 

Defn: To call forth; to call into being or action; esp. , to incense to action, a faculty or passion, as love, hate, or ambition; hence, commonly, to incite, as a person, to action by a challenge, by taunts, or by defiance; to exasperate; to irritate; to offend intolerably; to cause to retaliate. Obey his voice, provoke him not. Ex. xxiii. 21. Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath. Eph. vi. 4. Such acts Of contumacy will provoke the Highest To make death in us live. Milton. Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust Gray. To the poet the meaning is what he pleases to make it, what it provokes in his own soul. J. Burroughs.

 

Syn. -- To irritate; arouse; stir up; awake; excite; incite; anger. See Irritate.

 

PROVOKE

PROVOKE Pro *voke ", v. i.

 

1. To cause provocation or anger.

 

2. To appeal.

 

Note: [A Latinism ] [Obs. ] Dryden.

 

PROVOKEMENT

PROVOKEMENT Pro *voke "ment, n.

 

Defn: The act that which, provokes; one who excites anger or other passion, or incites to action; as, a provoker of sedition. Drink, sir, is a great provoker of three things. Shak.

 

PROVOKING

PROVOKING Pro *vok "ing, a.

 

Defn: Having the power or quality of exciting resentment; tending to awaken passion or vexation; as, provoking words or treatment. -- Pro *vok "ing *ly, adv.

 

PROVOST

Prov "ost, n. Etym: [OF. provost (L. prae and pro being confused ), F.prevôt, fr. L. praepositus placed before, a chief, fr. praeponere to place before: cf. AS. prafost, profast. See Preposition, and cf. Propound. ]

 

1. A person who is appointed to superintend, or preside over, something; the chief magistrate in some cities and towns; as, the provost of Edinburgh or of Glasgow, answering to the mayor of other cities; the provost of a college, answering to president; the provost or head of certain collegiate churches.

 

2. The keeper of a prison. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

Note: In France, formerly, a provost was an inferior judge who had cognizance of civil causes. The grand provost of France, or of the household, had jurisdiction in the king's house, and over its officers. Provost marshal (often pronounced. (a ) (Mil. ) An officer appointed in every army, in the field, to secure the prisoners confined on charges of a general nature. He also performs such other duties pertaining to police and discipline as the regulations of the service or the commander's orders impose upon him. (b ) (Nav. ) An officer who has charge of prisoners on trial by court-martial, serves notices to witnesses, etc.

 

PROVOSTSHIP

PROVOSTSHIP Prov "ost *ship, n.

 

Defn: The office of a provost.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Prov.

Prov. ▶abbreviation • Bible Proverbs. • chiefly Canadian Province or Provincial. • Provost.

 

prove

prove |pro͞ov pruv | ▶verb ( past participle proved or proven |ˈpro͞ovən | ) 1 [ with obj. ] demonstrate the truth or existence of (something ) by evidence or argument: the concept is difficult to prove | (as adj. proven ) : a proven ability to work hard. • [ with obj. and complement ] demonstrate by evidence or argument (someone or something ) to be: innocent until proven guilty. • Law establish the genuineness and validity of (a will ). • (in homeopathy ) demonstrate the action of (a remedy ) by seeing what effect it produces in a healthy individual. • [ no obj., with complement ] be seen or found to be: the plan has proved a great success. • (prove oneself ) demonstrate one's abilities or courage: a new lieutenant, very green and very desperate to prove himself. • rare test the accuracy of (a mathematical calculation ). • subject (a gun or other item ) to a testing process. 2 [ no obj. ] (of bread dough ) become aerated by the action of yeast; rise. DERIVATIVES prov a bil i ty |ˌpro͞ovəˈbilətē |noun, prov a ble adjective, prov a bly |-blē |adverb, prov er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French prover, from Latin probare ‘test, approve, demonstrate, ’ from probus ‘good. ’ usage: For complex historical reasons, prove developed two past participles: proved and proven. Both are correct and can be used more or less interchangeably: this hasn't been proved yet; this hasn't been proven yet. Proven is the more common form when used as an adjective before the noun it modifies: a proven talent (not a proved talent ). Otherwise, the choice between proved and proven is not a matter of correctness, but usually of sound and rhythm —and often, consequently, a matter of familiarity, as in the legal idiom innocent until proven guilty.

 

provenance

prov e nance |ˈprävənəns ˈprɑvənəns | ▶noun the place of origin or earliest known history of something: an orange rug of Iranian provenance. • the beginning of something's existence; something's origin: they try to understand the whole universe, its provenance and fate. • a record of ownership of a work of art or an antique, used as a guide to authenticity or quality: the manuscript has a distinguished provenance. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from the verb provenir ‘come or stem from, ’ from Latin provenire, from pro- ‘forth ’ + venire ‘come. ’

 

Provençal

Pro ven çal |ˌprävənˈsäl, ˌprōvən -, ˌprōˌväN -ˌprɑvənˈsɑl ˈˌprɑvənˈˌsɑl | ▶adjective of, relating to, or denoting Provence or its people or language. ▶noun 1 a native or inhabitant of Provence. 2 the Romance language of Provence. Provençal is closely related to French, Italian, and Catalan; it is sometimes called langue d'oc (or Occitan ), though strictly speaking it is one dialect of this. In the 12th –14th centuries it was the language of the troubadours and cultured speakers of southern France, but the spread of the northern dialects of French led to its decline. ORIGIN French, from Latin provincialis ‘provincial. ’

 

provençale

pro ven çale |ˌprävənˈsäl, ˌprō -, prəˈvensəl ˌprɑvənˈsɑl | ▶adjective [ postpositive ] denoting a dish cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil: chicken provençale. ORIGIN from French à la provençale ‘in the Provençal style. ’

 

Provence

Pro vence |prōˈväns proʊˈvɑns | a former province of southeastern France, on the Mediterranean coast, east of the Rhône River. It is now part of the region of Provence –Alpes –Côte d'Azur. ORIGIN from Latin provincia ‘province, ’ a colloquial name for southern Gaul, the first Roman province to be established outside Italy.

 

Provence–Alpes–Côte d'Azur

Pro vence –Al pes –Côte d'A zur |prəˈväNs ˌälp ˌkōtdäˈZHo͝or prəˈvɒ̃s ˌɑlp ˌkoʊtdɑˈʒʊr | a mountainous region in southeastern France, on the border with Italy and including the French Riviera.

 

provender

prov en der |ˈprävəndər ˈprɑvəndər | ▶noun often humorous food. • dated animal fodder. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French provendre, based on an alteration of Latin praebenda ‘things to be supplied ’ (see prebend ).

 

provenience

pro ve ni ence |prəˈvinyəns prəˈvɪnjəns | ▶noun another term for provenance.

 

proventriculus

pro ven tric u lus |ˌprōvenˈtrikyələs ˌproʊvɛnˈtrɪkjələs | ▶noun ( pl. proventriculi |-ˌlī, -ˌlē | ) Zoology the narrow glandular first region of a bird's stomach between the crop and the gizzard. • the thick-walled muscular expansion of the esophagus above the stomach of crustaceans and insects. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from pro- 2 ‘before ’ + Latin ventriculus ‘small belly, ’ diminutive of venter, ventr- ‘belly. ’

 

proverb

pro verb |ˈprävˌərb ˈprɑˌvərb | ▶noun a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium, from pro- ‘(put ) forth ’ + verbum ‘word. ’

 

proverbial

pro ver bi al |prəˈvərbēəl prəˈvərbiəl | ▶adjective (of a word or phrase ) referred to in a proverb or idiom: I'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb. • well known, esp. so as to be stereotypical: the Welsh people, whose hospitality is proverbial. DERIVATIVES pro ver bi al i ty |-ˌvərbēˈalətē |noun, pro ver bi al ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin proverbialis, from proverbium (see proverb ).

 

Proverbs

Prov erbs |ˈprävˌərbz ˈprɑvərbz |(also Book of Proverbs ) a book of the Bible containing maxims attributed mainly to Solomon.

 

provide

pro vide |prəˈvīd prəˈvaɪd | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] make available for use; supply: these clubs provide a much appreciated service for this area. • (provide someone with ) equip or supply someone with (something useful or necessary ): we were provided with a map of the area. • present or yield (something useful ): neither will provide answers to these problems. 2 [ no obj. ] (provide for ) make adequate preparation for (a possible event ): new qualifications must provide for changes in technology. • supply sufficient money to ensure the maintenance of (someone ): Emma was handsomely provided for in Frank's will. • (of a law ) enable or allow (something to be done ). 3 [ with clause ] stipulate in a will or other legal document: the order should be varied to provide that there would be no contact with the father. 4 (provide someone to ) Christian Church, historical appoint an incumbent to (a benefice ). ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘prepare to do, get ready ’): from Latin providere ‘foresee, attend to, ’ from pro- ‘before ’ + videre ‘to see. ’

 

provided

pro vid ed |prəˈvīdid prəˈvaɪdɪd | ▶conjunction on the condition or understanding that: cutting corners was acceptable, provided that you could get away with it.

 

Providence

Prov i dence |ˈprävəˌdens, -dəns ˈprɑvədɛns | the capital of Rhode Island, a port near the mouth of the Providence River, on the Atlantic coast; pop. 171,557 (est. 2008 ). It was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams (1604 –83 ) as a haven for religious dissenters.

 

providence

prov i dence |ˈprävədəns, -ˌdens ˈprɑvəˌdɛns | ▶noun the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power: they found their trust in divine providence to be a source of comfort. • ( Providence ) God or nature as providing such care: I live out my life as Providence decrees. • timely preparation for future eventualities: it was considered a duty to encourage providence. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin providentia, from providere ‘foresee, attend to ’ (see provide ).

 

Providence Plantations

Prov i dence Plan ta tions the mainland portion of the state of Rhode Island.

 

provident

prov i dent |ˈprävədənt, -ˌdent ˈprɑvəˌdɛnt | ▶adjective making or indicative of timely preparation for the future: she had learned to be provident. DERIVATIVES prov i dent ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin provident- ‘foreseeing, attending to, ’ from the verb providere (see provide ).

 

provident fund

provi |dent fund ▶noun (especially in South East Asia ) an investment fund contributed to by employees, employers, and (sometimes ) the state, out of which a lump sum is provided to each employee on retirement.

 

providential

prov i den tial |ˌprävəˈdenCHəl ˈˌprɑvəˈˌdɛn (t )ʃəl | ▶adjective 1 occurring at a favorable time; opportune: thanks to that providential snowstorm, the attack had been repulsed. 2 involving divine foresight or intervention: God's providential care for each of us. DERIVATIVES prov i den tial ly adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from providence, on the pattern of evidential .

 

provider

pro vid er |prəˈvīdər prəˈvaɪdər | ▶noun a person or thing that provides something: a leading provider of personal financial services. • a breadwinner.

 

providing

pro vid ing |prəˈvīdiNG prəˈvaɪdɪŋ | ▶conjunction on the condition or understanding that: we have the team that can win the championship, providing we avoid bad injuries.

 

province

prov ince |ˈprävins ˈprɑvəns | ▶noun 1 a principal administrative division of certain countries or empires: Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. • (the provinces ) the whole of a country outside the capital, esp. when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture: I made my way home to the dreary provinces by train. • Christian Church a district under an archbishop or a metropolitan. • Roman History a territory outside Italy under a Roman governor. 2 (one's province ) an area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility: she knew little about wine —that had been her father's province. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincia ‘charge, province, ’ of uncertain ultimate origin.

 

Provincetown

Prov ince town |ˈprävinsˌtoun ˈprɑvɪnstaʊn | a port town in southeastern Massachusetts, a noted resort and artists' community at the northern tip of Cape Cod; pop. 3,376 (est. 2008 ).

 

provincial

pro vin cial |prəˈvinSHəl prəˈvɪn (t )ʃəl | ▶adjective 1 of or concerning a province of a country or empire: provincial elections. 2 of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, esp. when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded: scenes of violence were reported in provincial towns | the whole exhibition struck one as being very provincial. ▶noun 1 an inhabitant of a province of a country or empire. • (provincials ) (in Canada ) athletic contests held between teams representing the country's administrative divisions. 2 an inhabitant of the regions outside the capital city of a country, esp. when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded. 3 Christian Church the head or chief of a province or of a religious order in a province. DERIVATIVES pro vin ci al i ty |prəˌvinSHēˈalətē |noun, pro vin cial i za tion |prəˌvinSHələˈzāSHən |noun, pro vin cial ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province ’ (see province ).

 

provincialism

pro vin cial ism |prəˈvinCHəˌlizəm prəˈvɪn (t )ʃəˌlɪzəm | ▶noun 1 the way of life or mode of thought characteristic of the regions outside the capital city of a country, esp. when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded. • narrow-mindedness, insularity, or lack of sophistication: the myopic provincialism of women's studies. 2 concern for one's own area or region at the expense of national or supranational unity. 3 a word or phrase peculiar to a local area. 4 the degree to which plant or animal communities are restricted to particular areas. DERIVATIVES pro vin cial ist noun & adjective

 

proving

prov ing |ˈpro͞oviNG pruːvɪŋ | ▶noun (in homeopathy ) the testing of a remedy: Many such provings are required to fully test the powers of a medicinal substance.

 

proving ground

prov ing ground ▶noun an environment that serves to demonstrate whether something, such as a theory or product, really works: Bay County is the proving ground for a new gutter-cleaning vacuum. • a military facility for the testing of materiel and equipment: Aberdeen Proving Ground.

 

provirus

pro vi rus |prōˈvīrəs proʊˈvaɪrəs | ▶noun Microbiology the genetic material of a virus as incorporated into, and able to replicate with, the genome of a host cell. DERIVATIVES pro vi ral |-rəl |adjective

 

provision

pro vi sion |prəˈviZHən prəˈvɪʒən | ▶noun 1 the action of providing or supplying something for use: new contracts for the provision of services. • (provision for /against ) financial or other arrangements for future eventualities or requirements: farmers have been slow to make provision for their retirement. • an amount set aside out of profits in the accounts of an organization for a known liability, esp. a bad debt or the diminution in value of an asset. 2 an amount or thing supplied or provided: low levels of social provision. • (provisions ) supplies of food, drink, or equipment, esp. for a journey. 3 a condition or requirement in a legal document: a key provision in civil rights law | an appraisal under the provisions of the National Housing Act. 4 Christian Church, historical an appointment to a benefice, esp. directly by the pope rather than by the patron, and originally before it became vacant. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] supply with food, drink, or equipment, esp. for a journey: civilian contractors were responsible for provisioning these armies. 2 [ no obj. ] set aside an amount in an organization's accounts for a known liability: financial institutions have to provision against loan losses. DERIVATIVES pro vi sion er noun ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘foresight ’): via Old French from Latin provisio (n- ), from providere ‘foresee, attend to ’ (see provide ). The verb dates from the early 19th cent.

 

provisional

pro vi sion al |prəˈviZHənl prəˈvɪʒənl | ▶adjective 1 arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later: a provisional government | a provisional construction permit. • (of a postage stamp ) put into circulation temporarily, usually owing to the unavailability of the definitive issue. 2 ( Provisional ) [ attrib. ] of or relating to the unofficial wings of the Irish Republican Army and Sinn Fein established in 1969 and advocating terrorism. ▶noun 1 a provisional postage stamp. 2 ( Provisional ) a member of the Provisional wings of the Irish Republican Army or Sinn Fein. DERIVATIVES pro vi sion al i ty |prəˌviZHəˈnalətē |noun

 

provisionally

pro vi sion al ly |prəˈviZHənl -ē prəˈvɪʒənəli | ▶adverb subject to further confirmation; for the time being: the institute has provisionally approved the study.

 

proviso

pro vi so |prəˈvīzō prəˈvaɪzoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. provisos ) a condition attached to an agreement: he left his unborn grandchild a trust fund with the proviso that he be named after the old man. ORIGIN late Middle English: from the medieval Latin phrase proviso (quod )‘it being provided (that ),’ from Latin providere ‘foresee, provide. ’

 

provisor

pro vi sor |prəˈvīzər prəˈvaɪzər | ▶noun 1 (in the Roman Catholic Church ) a deputy of a bishop or archbishop. 2 Christian Church, historical the holder of a provision. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French provisour, from Latin provisor, from provis- ‘provided ’ (see provision ).

 

provisory

pro vi so ry |prəˈvīzərē prəˈvaɪzəri | ▶adjective 1 rare subject to a proviso; conditional. 2 another term for provisional ( sense 1 of the adjective ). ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French provisoire or medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- ‘foreseen, attended to, ’ from the verb providere (see provide ).

 

provitamin

pro vi ta min |prōˈvītəmən proʊˈvaɪdəmən | ▶noun Biochemistry a substance that is converted into a vitamin within an organism.

 

Provo

Pro vo 1 |ˈprōvō ˈproʊvoʊ | an industrial and commercial city in north central Utah, south of Salt Lake City, home to Brigham Young University; pop. 118,581 (est. 2008 ).

 

Provo

Pro vo 2 |ˈprōvō ˈproʊvoʊ | ▶noun ( pl. Provos ) informal term for provisional ( sense 2 of the noun ).

 

provocation

prov o ca tion |ˌprävəˈkāSHən ˌprɑvəˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun 1 action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, esp. deliberately: you should remain calm and not respond to provocation | he burst into tears at the slightest provocation . • Law action or speech held to be likely to prompt physical retaliation: the assault had taken place under provocation . 2 Medicine testing to elicit a particular response or reflex: twenty patients had a high increase of serum gastrin after provocation with secretin. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provocatio (n- ), from the verb provocare (see provoke ).

 

provocative

pro voc a tive |prəˈväkətiv prəˈvɑkədɪv | ▶adjective causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, esp. deliberately: a provocative article | his provocative remarks on race. • arousing sexual desire or interest, esp. deliberately. DERIVATIVES pro voc a tive ly adverb, pro voc a tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French provocatif, -ive, from late Latin provocativus, from provocat- ‘called forth, challenged, ’ from the verb provocare (see provoke ).

 

provoke

pro voke |prəˈvōk prəˈvoʊk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one ) in someone: the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations. • stimulate or incite (someone ) to do or feel something, esp. by arousing anger in them: a teacher can provoke you into working harder. • deliberately make (someone ) annoyed or angry: Rachel refused to be provoked. DERIVATIVES pro vok a ble adjective, pro vok er noun ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘invoke, summon ’): from Old French provoquer, from Latin provocare ‘challenge, ’ from pro- ‘forth ’ + vocare ‘to call. ’

 

provoking

pro vok ing |prəˈvōkiNG prəˈvoʊkɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 causing annoyance; irritating: there is evidence of provoking conduct and loss of self-control. 2 [ in combination ] giving rise to the specified reaction or emotion: fear-provoking | laughter-provoking. DERIVATIVES pro vok ing ly adverb

 

provolone

pro vo lo ne |ˌprōvəˈlōnē ˌproʊvəˈloʊni | ▶noun an Italian soft smoked cheese made from cow's milk and having a mellow flavor. ORIGIN Italian, from provola ‘buffalo-milk cheese. ’

 

provost

pro vost |ˈprōˌvōst ˈproʊˌvoʊst | ▶noun 1 a senior administrative officer in certain colleges and universities. • Brit. the head of certain university colleges, esp. at Oxford or Cambridge, and public schools. 2 the head of a chapter in a cathedral. • the Protestant minister of the principal church of a town or district in Germany and certain other European countries. • historical the head of a Christian community. [translating German Propst, Dutch proost, etc. ] 3 short for provost marshal. 4 Scottish term for mayor. 5 historical the chief magistrate of a French or other European town. DERIVATIVES pro vost ship |-ˌSHip |noun ORIGIN late Old English profost ‘head of a chapter, prior, ’ reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman French provost, from medieval Latin propositus, synonym of Latin praepositus ‘head, chief. ’

 

provost guard

pro vost guard ▶noun a detachment of soldiers acting as military police under the command of a provost marshal.

 

provost marshal

pro vost mar shal ▶noun the head of military police in camp or on active service.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Prov.

Prov. ▶abbreviation • Proverbs (in biblical references ). • chiefly Canadian Province or Provincial.

 

prove

prove |pruːv | ▶verb ( past participle proved or proven |ˈpruːv (ə )n, ˈprəʊ -| ) 1 [ with obj. ] demonstrate the truth or existence of (something ) by evidence or argument: the concept is difficult to prove | (as adj. proven ) : a proven ability to work hard. • (US prove something up ) Law establish the genuineness and validity of (a will ). 2 [ with obj. and complement ] demonstrate to be the specified thing by evidence or argument: if they are proved guilty we won't trade with them. • [ no obj., with complement ] be seen or found to be: the scheme has proved a great success. • (prove oneself ) demonstrate one's abilities or courage. • [ with obj. ] rare test the accuracy of (a mathematical calculation ). • [ with obj. ] subject (a gun ) to a testing process. 3 [ no obj. ] (of bread dough ) become aerated by the action of yeast; rise. PHRASES not proven Scots Law a verdict that there is insufficient evidence to establish guilt or innocence. prove someone wrong show that what someone says is wrong or incorrect: if you can prove me wrong let me know and I'll update the review. DERIVATIVES provability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, provable adjective, provably adverb, prover noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French prover, from Latin probare ‘test, approve, demonstrate ’, from probus ‘good ’. usage: For complex historical reasons, prove developed two past participles: proved and proven. Both are correct and can be used more or less interchangeably ( this hasn't been proved yet; this hasn't been proven yet ). In British English proved is more common, with the exception that proven is always used when the word is an adjective coming before the noun: a proven talent, not a proved talent.

 

provenance

provenance |ˈprɒv (ə )nəns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the place of origin or earliest known history of something: an orange rug of Iranian provenance. • [ count noun ] a record of ownership of a work of art or an antique, used as a guide to authenticity or quality: the manuscript has a distinguished provenance. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from the verb provenir ‘come or stem from ’, from Latin provenire, from pro- ‘forth ’ + venire ‘come ’.

 

Provençal

Provençal |ˌprɒvɒ̃ˈsɑːl, French pʀɔvɑ̃sal | ▶adjective relating to or denoting Provence or its people or language. ▶noun 1 a native or inhabitant of Provence. 2 [ mass noun ] the language of Provence. Provençal is a Romance language closely related to French, Italian, and Catalan; it is sometimes called langue d'oc (or Occitan ), though strictly speaking it is one dialect of this. In the 12th –14th centuries it was the language of the troubadours and cultured speakers of southern France, but the spread of the northern dialects of French led to its decline. ORIGIN French, from Latin provincialis ‘provincial ’.

 

provençale

provençale |ˌprɒvɒ̃ˈsɑːl | ▶adjective [ postpositive ] denoting a dish cooked in a sauce made with tomatoes, garlic, and olive oil: chicken provençale. ORIGIN from French à la provençale ‘in the Provençal style ’.

 

Provence

Provence |prɒˈvɒ̃s, French pʀɔvɑ̃s | a former province of SE France, on the Mediterranean coast east of the Rhône. Settled by the Greeks in the 6th century bc, the area around Marseilles became, in the 1st century bc, part of the Roman colony of Gaul. It was united with France in 1481 and is now part of the region of Provence –Alpes –Côte d'Azur. ORIGIN from Latin provincia ‘province ’, a colloquial name for southern Gaul, the first Roman province to be established outside Italy.

 

Provence–Alpes–Côte d'Azur

Pro vence –Al pes –Côte d'A zur |prəˈväNs ˌälp ˌkōtdäˈZHo͝or prəˈvɒ̃s ˌɑlp ˌkoʊtdɑˈʒʊr | a mountainous region in southeastern France, on the border with Italy and including the French Riviera.

 

provender

provender |ˈprɒvɪndə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] dated animal fodder. • chiefly humorous food. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French provendre, based on an alteration of Latin praebenda ‘things to be supplied ’ (see prebend ).

 

provenience

provenience |prəˈviːnɪəns | ▶noun US term for provenance.

 

proventriculus

proventriculus |ˌprəʊvɛnˈtrɪkjʊləs | ▶noun ( pl. proventriculi ) Zoology the narrow glandular first region of a bird's stomach between the crop and the gizzard. • the thick-walled muscular expansion of the oesophagus above the stomach of crustaceans and insects. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from pro- 2 ‘before ’ + Latin ventriculus ‘small belly ’, diminutive of venter, ventr- ‘belly ’.

 

proverb

prov |erb |ˈprɒvəːb | ▶noun a short, well-known pithy saying, stating a general truth or piece of advice. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium, from pro- ‘(put ) forth ’ + verbum ‘word ’.

 

proverbial

pro |verb |ial |prəˈvəːbɪəl | ▶adjective (of a word or phrase ) referred to in a proverb or idiom: I'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb. • well known, especially so as to be stereotypical: the Welsh people, whose hospitality is proverbial. ▶noun used to stand for a word or phrase that is normally part of a proverb or idiom but is not actually uttered: one word out of line, and the proverbial hits the fan. DERIVATIVES proverbiality |-bɪˈalɪti |noun, proverbially adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin proverbialis, from proverbium (see proverb ).

 

Proverbs

Proverbs (also Book of Proverbs ) a book of the Bible containing maxims attributed mainly to Solomon.

 

provide

pro |vide |prəˈvʌɪd | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] make available for use; supply: these clubs provide a much appreciated service for this area. • (provide someone with ) equip or supply someone with (something useful or necessary ): we were provided with a map of the area. • present or yield (something useful ): neither will provide answers to these problems. 2 [ no obj. ] (provide for ) make adequate preparation for (a possible event ): new qualifications must provide for changes in technology. • supply sufficient money to ensure the maintenance of (someone ): Emma was handsomely provided for in Frannie's will. • (of a law ) enable or allow (something to be done ). 3 [ with clause ] stipulate in a will or other legal document: the order should be varied to provide that there would be no contact with the father. 4 [ with obj. ] (provide someone to ) Christian Church, historical appoint an incumbent to (a benefice ). ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘prepare to do, get ready ’): from Latin providere ‘foresee, attend to ’, from pro- ‘before ’ + videre ‘to see ’.

 

provided

pro |vided |prəˈvʌɪdɪd | ▶conjunction on the condition or understanding that: cutting corners was acceptable, provided that you could get away with it.

 

Providence

Provi |dence |ˈprɒvɪd (ə )ns | the state capital of Rhode Island, a port on the Atlantic coast; pop. 171,557 (est. 2008 ). It was founded in 1636 as a haven for religious dissenters.

 

providence

provi |dence |ˈprɒvɪd (ə )ns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power: they found their trust in divine providence to be a source of comfort. • ( Providence ) God or nature as providing protective care: I live out my life as Providence decrees. 2 timely preparation for future eventualities: it was considered a duty to encourage providence. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin providentia, from providere ‘foresee, attend to ’ (see provide ).

 

Providence Plantations

Prov i dence Plan ta tions the mainland portion of the state of Rhode Island.

 

provident

provi |dent |ˈprɒvɪd (ə )nt | ▶adjective making or indicative of timely preparation for the future: she had learned to be provident. DERIVATIVES providently adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin provident- ‘foreseeing, attending to ’, from the verb providere (see provide ).

 

provident fund

provi |dent fund ▶noun (especially in South East Asia ) an investment fund contributed to by employees, employers, and (sometimes ) the state, out of which a lump sum is provided to each employee on retirement.

 

providential

provi ¦den |tial |prɒvɪˈdɛnʃ (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 occurring at a favourable time; opportune: his appearance had seemed more than just providential. 2 involving divine foresight or providence. DERIVATIVES providentially adverb ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from providence, on the pattern of evidential .

 

Provident Society

Provident Society |ˈprɒvɪdəntsəsʌɪəti | ▶noun Brit. another term for friendly society.

 

provider

pro |vider |prəˈvʌɪdə | ▶noun a person or thing that provides something: a leading provider of personal financial services. • a person who earns money to support their family.

 

providing

pro |vid ¦ing |prəˈvʌɪdɪŋ | ▶conjunction on the condition or understanding that: we have the team which can win the league, providing we avoid bad injuries.

 

Provie

Provie |ˈprəʊvi, ˈprɒvi | ▶noun informal another term for Provo 2.

 

province

prov |ince |ˈprɒvɪns | ▶noun 1 a principal administrative division of a country or empire: Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province. • (the Province ) Brit. Northern Ireland. • Christian Church a district under an archbishop or a metropolitan. • Roman History a territory outside Italy under a Roman governor. 2 (the provinces ) Brit. the whole of a country outside the capital, especially when regarded as lacking in sophistication or culture: I made my way home to the dreary provinces by train. 3 (one's province ) an area of special knowledge, interest, or responsibility: she knew little about wine —that had been her father's province. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincia ‘charge, province ’, of uncertain ultimate origin.

 

Provincetown

Prov ince town |ˈprävinsˌtoun ˈprɑvɪnstaʊn | a port town in southeastern Massachusetts, a noted resort and artists' community at the northern tip of Cape Cod; pop. 3,376 (est. 2008 ).

 

provincial

pro |vin ¦cial |prəˈvɪnʃ (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 of or concerning a province of a country or empire: provincial elections. 2 of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded: provincial towns | the whole exhibition struck one as being very provincial. ▶noun 1 an inhabitant of a province of a country or empire. 2 an inhabitant of the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded. • (provincials ) Brit. local newspapers, as contrasted with national ones. 3 Christian Church the head or chief of a province or of a religious order in a province. DERIVATIVES provinciality noun provincially adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provincialis ‘belonging to a province ’ (see province ).

 

provincialism

pro |vin ¦cial |ism |prəˈvɪnʃ (ə )lɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the way of life characteristic of the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded. • narrow-mindedness, insularity, or lack of sophistication. 2 concern for one's own area or region at the expense of national or supranational unity. 3 [ count noun ] a word or phrase peculiar to a local area. 4 Ecology the degree to which plant or animal communities are restricted to particular areas. DERIVATIVES provincialist noun & adjective

 

proving

prov ing |ˈpro͞oviNG pruːvɪŋ | ▶noun (in homeopathy ) the testing of a remedy: Many such provings are required to fully test the powers of a medicinal substance.

 

proving ground

prov ¦ing ground ▶noun an area or situation in which a person or thing is tested or proved.

 

provirus

provirus |prəʊˈvʌɪrəs | ▶noun Microbiology the genetic material of a virus as incorporated into, and able to replicate with, the genome of a host cell. DERIVATIVES proviral adjective

 

provision

pro |vi ¦sion |prəˈvɪʒ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of providing or supplying something for use: new contracts for the provision of services. • (provision for /against ) financial or other arrangements for future eventualities or requirements: farmers have been slow to make provision for their retirement. • [ count noun ] an amount set aside out of profits in the accounts of an organization for a known liability, especially a bad debt or the diminution in value of an asset. 2 an amount or thing supplied or provided: changing levels of transport provision. • (provisions ) supplies of food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey. 3 [ count noun ] a condition or requirement in a legal document: the first private prosecution under the provisions of the 1989 Water Act. 4 [ count noun ] Christian Church, historical an appointment to a benefice, especially directly by the Pope rather than by the patron, and originally before it became vacant. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey. 2 [ no obj. ] set aside an amount in an organization's accounts for a known liability: financial institutions have to provision against loan losses. DERIVATIVES provisioner noun ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘foresight ’): via Old French from Latin provisio (n- ), from providere ‘foresee, attend to ’ (see provide ). The verb dates from the early 19th cent.

 

provisional

pro |vi ¦sion ¦al |prəˈvɪʒ (ə )n (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later: a provisional government | provisional bookings. • Brit. (of a driving licence ) to be obtained before starting to learn to drive and upgraded to a full licence on passing a driving test. • (of a postage stamp ) put into circulation temporarily, usually owing to the unavailability of the definitive issue. 2 ( Provisional ) denoting the unofficial wings of the IRA and Sinn Fein established in 1969 and advocating terrorism. ▶noun 1 a provisional stamp. 2 ( Provisional ) a member of the Provisional wings of the IRA or Sinn Fein. DERIVATIVES provisionality |-ˈnalɪti |noun

 

provisionally

pro ¦vi ¦sion |al ¦ly |prəˈvɪʒən (ə )li | ▶adverb subject to further confirmation; for the time being: the film, provisionally entitled Skin, is due to be released next year.

 

proviso

proviso |prəˈvʌɪzəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. provisos ) a condition or qualification attached to an agreement or statement: he let his house with the proviso that his own staff should remain to run it. ORIGIN late Middle English: from the medieval Latin phrase proviso (quod ) ‘it being provided (that )’, from Latin providere ‘foresee, provide ’.

 

provisor

pro |visor |prəˈvʌɪzə | ▶noun 1 (in the Roman Catholic Church ) a deputy of a bishop or archbishop. 2 Christian Church, historical the holder of a provision. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French provisour, from Latin provisor, from provis- ‘provided ’ (see provision ).

 

provisory

pro |vi ¦sory |prəˈvʌɪz (ə )ri | ▶adjective rare 1 subject to a proviso; conditional. 2 provisional. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French provisoire or medieval Latin provisorius, from provis- ‘foreseen, attended to ’, from the verb providere (see provide ).

 

provitamin

pro |vita ¦min |ˈprəʊvɪtəmɪn | ▶noun Biochemistry a substance which is converted into a vitamin within an organism.

 

Provo

Provo 2 |ˈprəʊvəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. Provos ) informal term for provisional ( sense 2 of the noun ).

 

Provo

Pro vo 1 |ˈprōvō ˈproʊvoʊ | an industrial and commercial city in north central Utah, south of Salt Lake City, home to Brigham Young University; pop. 118,581 (est. 2008 ).

 

provocation

provo |ca ¦tion |ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately: you should remain calm and not respond to provocation | he burst into tears at the slightest provocation . • Law action or speech held to be likely to prompt physical retaliation: the assault had taken place under provocation . 2 the action of arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately: walking with deliberate provocation, she struck a pose, then giggled. 3 Medicine testing to elicit a particular response or reflex. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin provocatio (n- ), from the verb provocare (see provoke ).

 

provocative

pro ¦voca |tive |prəˈvɒkətɪv | ▶adjective causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately: a provocative article | his provocative remarks on race. • intended or intending to arouse sexual desire or interest: a provocative sidelong glance. DERIVATIVES provocatively adverb, provocativeness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French provocatif, -ive, from late Latin provocativus, from provocat- ‘called forth, challenged ’, from the verb provocare (see provoke ).

 

provoke

pro |voke |prəˈvəʊk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one ) in someone: the decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations. • stimulate or incite (someone ) to do or feel something, especially by arousing anger in them: a teacher can provoke you into working harder. • deliberately make (someone ) annoyed or angry: Rachel refused to be provoked. DERIVATIVES provokable adjective, provoker noun ORIGIN late Middle English (also in the sense ‘invoke, summon ’): from Old French provoquer, from Latin provocare ‘challenge ’, from pro- ‘forth ’ + vocare ‘to call ’.

 

provoking

pro |vok ¦ing |prəˈvəʊkɪŋ | ▶adjective 1 causing annoyance; irritating: there is evidence of provoking conduct and loss of self-control. 2 [ in combination ] giving rise to the specified reaction or emotion: fear-provoking | laughter-provoking. DERIVATIVES provokingly adverb

 

provolone

provolone |ˌprɒvəˈləʊneɪ, -ˈləʊni | ▶noun [ mass noun ] an Italian soft smoked cheese made from cow's milk and having a mellow flavour. ORIGIN Italian, from provola ‘buffalo's milk cheese ’.

 

provost

provost |ˈprɒvəst | ▶noun 1 Brit. the head of certain university colleges, especially at Oxford or Cambridge, and public schools. • N. Amer. a senior administrative officer in certain universities. 2 Scottish term for mayor. See also Lord Provost. 3 the head of a chapter in a cathedral. • the Protestant minister of the principal church of a town or district in Germany and certain other European countries. • historical the head of a Christian community. 4 short for provost marshal. 5 historical the chief magistrate of a French or other European town. DERIVATIVES provostship noun ORIGIN late Old English profost ‘head of a chapter, prior ’, reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman French provost, from medieval Latin propositus, synonym of Latin praepositus ‘head, chief ’ (see praepostor ).

 

provost guard

prov |ost guard ▶noun US a detachment of soldiers acting as military police under the command of a provost marshal.

 

provost marshal

prov |ost mar |shal |prɒˈvəʊ mɑːʃl | ▶noun the head of military police in camp or on active service. • (in the Royal Navy ) a senior commissioned officer in the Regulatory Branch or Naval Dockyard Port.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

prove

prove verb 1 that proves I'm right: show (to be true ), demonstrate (the truth of ), show beyond doubt, manifest, produce proof /evidence; witness to, give substance to, determine, substantiate, corroborate, verify, ratify, validate, authenticate, document, bear out, confirm; formal evince. ANTONYMS disprove. 2 the rumor proved to be correct: turn out, be found, happen. PHRASES prove oneself I was happy to have the chance to prove myself: demonstrate one's abilities /qualities, show one's (true ) mettle, show what one is made of.

 

provenance

provenance noun the provenance of the paintings: origin, source, place of origin; birthplace, fount, roots, pedigree, derivation, root, etymology; formal radix.

 

proverb

proverb noun Mama didn't just recite proverbs about decency and good sense, she lived by them: saying, adage, saw, maxim, axiom, motto, bon mot, aphorism, apophthegm, epigram, gnome, dictum, precept; words of wisdom. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See saying . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

proverbial

proverbial adjective well, the proverbial bad son has returned at last: well-known, famous, famed, renowned, traditional, time-honored, legendary; notorious, infamous.

 

provide

provide verb 1 the foundation will provide funds: supply, give, issue, furnish, come up with, dispense, bestow, impart, produce, yield, bring forth, bear, deliver, donate, contribute, pledge, advance, spare, part with, allocate, distribute, allot, put up; informal fork out, lay out, ante up, pony up. ANTONYMS refuse, withhold. 2 she was provided with enough tools: equip, furnish, issue, supply, outfit; fit out, rig out, arm, provision; informal fix up. ANTONYMS deprive. 3 he had to provide for his family: feed, nurture, nourish; support, maintain, keep, sustain, provide sustenance for, fend for, finance, endow. ANTONYMS neglect. 4 the test may provide the answer: make available, present, offer, afford, give, add, bring, yield, impart. 5 we have provided for further restructuring: prepare, allow, make provision, be prepared, arrange, get ready, plan, cater. 6 the banks have to provide against bad debts: take precautions, take steps /measures, guard, forearm oneself. 7 the legislation provides that factories must be kept clean: stipulate, lay down, make it a condition, require, order, ordain, demand, prescribe, state, specify.

 

provided

provided conjunction we'll take care of the horses, provided we can stay at your house while you're gone: if, on condition that, providing (that ), provided that, presuming (that ), assuming (that ), on the assumption that, as long as, given (that ), with the provision /proviso that, with /on the understanding that, contingent on.

 

providence

providence noun 1 a life mapped out by providence: fate, destiny, nemesis, kismet, God's will, divine intervention, predestination, predetermination, the stars; one's lot (in life ); archaic one's portion. 2 he had a streak of providence: prudence, foresight, forethought, farsightedness, judiciousness, shrewdness, circumspection, wisdom, sagacity, common sense; careful budgeting, thrift, economy.

 

provident

provident adjective Kaye was provident enough to be able to buy her first home at age 24: prudent, farsighted, judicious, shrewd, circumspect, forearmed, wise, sagacious, sensible; thrifty, economical. ANTONYMS improvident. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See economical . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

providential

providential adjective we won with the aid of a providential wind: opportune, advantageous, favorable, auspicious, propitious, heaven-sent, welcome, golden, lucky, happy, fortunate, felicitous, timely, well-timed, seasonable, convenient, expedient. ANTONYMS inopportune.

 

provider

provider noun 1 a service provider: supplier, donor, giver, contributor, source. 2 the family's provider: breadwinner, wage earner.

 

providing

providing conjunction See provided.

 

province

province noun 1 Canada's westernmost province: territory, region, state, department, canton, area, district, sector, zone, division. 2 that's outside my province: responsibility, area of activity, area of interest, knowledge, department, sphere, world, realm, field, domain, territory, orbit, preserve; business, affair, concern; specialty, forte; jurisdiction, authority; informal bailiwick, turf.

 

provincial

provincial adjective 1 the provincial government: regional, state, territorial, district; sectoral, zonal, cantonal. ANTONYMS national. 2 provincial areas: nonmetropolitan, small-town, nonurban, outlying, rural, country, rustic, backwoods, backwater; informal one-horse, hick, jerkwater, freshwater. ANTONYMS national, metropolitan, cosmopolitan. 3 provincial attitudes: unsophisticated, narrow-minded, parochial, small-town, suburban, insular, bush-league, inward-looking, conservative; small-minded, blinkered, bigoted, prejudiced; informal jerkwater, corn-fed. ANTONYMS sophisticated, broad-minded. ▶noun they were dismissed as provincials: hillbilly, (country ) bumpkin, country cousin, rustic, yokel, village idiot, peasant, hayseed, hick, rube, redneck. ANTONYMS sophisticate.

 

provision

provision noun 1 the provision of weapons to guerrillas: supplying, supply, providing, giving, presentation, donation; equipping, furnishing. 2 there has been limited provision for gifted children: facilities, services, amenities, resource (s ), arrangements; means, funds, benefits, assistance, allowance (s ). 3 (provisions ) provisions for the trip: supplies, food and drink, stores, groceries, foodstuff (s ), provender, rations; informal grub, eats, nosh; formal comestibles; literary viands; dated victuals. 4 he made no provision for the future: preparations, plans, arrangements, prearrangement, precautions, contingency. 5 the provisions of the law: term, clause; requirement, specification, stipulation; proviso, condition, qualification, restriction, limitation.

 

provisional

provisional adjective a provisional government: interim, temporary, pro tem; transitional, changeover, stopgap, short-term, fill-in, acting, caretaker, subject to confirmation; penciled in, working, tentative, contingent. ANTONYMS permanent, definite.

 

provisionally

provisionally adverb she was appointed provisionally to the post of general manager: temporarily, short-term, pro tem, for the interim, for the present, for the time being, for now, for the nonce; subject to confirmation, conditionally, tentatively.

 

proviso

proviso noun he could use the company car, with the proviso that he would pay for routine maintenance: condition, stipulation, provision, clause, rider, qualification, restriction, caveat.

 

provocation

provocation noun 1 he remained calm despite severe provocation: goading, prodding, egging on, incitement, pressure; annoyance, irritation, nettling; harassment, plaguing, molestation; teasing, taunting, torment; affront, insults; informal hassle, aggravation. 2 without provocation, Bill punched Mr. Cartwright: justification, excuse, pretext, occasion, call, motivation, motive, cause, grounds, reason, need; formal casus belli.

 

provocative

provocative adjective 1 provocative remarks: annoying, irritating, exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing, galling; insulting, offensive, inflammatory, incendiary, controversial; informal aggravating, in-your-face. ANTONYMS soothing, calming. 2 a provocative pose: sexy, sexually arousing, sexually exciting, alluring, seductive, suggestive, inviting, tantalizing, titillating; indecent, pornographic, indelicate, immodest, shameless; erotic, sensuous, slinky, coquettish, amorous, flirtatious; informal tarty, come-hither. ANTONYMS modest, decorous.

 

provoke

provoke verb 1 the plan has provoked outrage: arouse, produce, evoke, cause, give rise to, occasion, call forth, elicit, induce, excite, spark off, touch off, kindle, generate, engender, instigate, result in, lead to, bring on, precipitate, prompt, trigger; literary beget. ANTONYMS allay. 2 she was provoked into replying: goad, spur, prick, sting, prod, egg on, incite, rouse, stir, move, stimulate, motivate, excite, inflame, work /fire up, impel. ANTONYMS deter. 3 he wouldn't be provoked: annoy, anger, incense, enrage, irritate, infuriate, exasperate, madden, nettle, get /take a rise out of, ruffle, ruffle someone's feathers, make someone's hackles rise; harass, harry, plague, molest; tease, taunt, torment; rub the wrong way; informal peeve, aggravate, hassle, miff, needle, rankle, ride, rile, get, bug, make someone's blood boil, get under someone's skin, get in someone's hair, get /put someone's back up, get someone's goat, wind up. ANTONYMS pacify, appease.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

prove

prove verb 1 even this argument would not prove that everyone benefits from the reform: demonstrate, show, show beyond doubt, show to be true, manifest, produce /submit proof, produce /submit evidence, establish evidence, evince; witness to, give substance to, determine, demonstrate the truth of, substantiate, corroborate, verify, ratify, validate, authenticate, attest, certify, document, bear out, confirm. ANTONYMS disprove. 2 the rumour proved to be correct: turn out, be found, happen. PHRASES prove oneself demonstrate one's abilities /qualities /courage, show one's (true ) mettle, show what one is made of. prove someone wrong if you can prove me wrong let me know and I'll update the review: refute, show to be wrong, rebut, confute, give the lie to, demolish, discredit; informal shoot full of holes, shoot down (in flames ), blow sky-high; rare controvert, negative.

 

provenance

provenance noun the police were suspicious about the provenance of the paintings: origin, source, place of origin; birthplace, spring, wellspring, fount, roots, history, pedigree, derivation, root, etymology; N. Amer. provenience; rare radix.

 

proverb

proverb noun saying, adage, saw, maxim, axiom, motto, aphorism, epigram, gnome, dictum, precept; words of wisdom; catchphrase, slogan, byword, watchword; truism, platitude, cliché; French bon mot; rare apophthegm.

 

proverbial

proverbial adjective the pirate's greed was as proverbial as his cowardice: well known, famous, famed, renowned, traditional, time-honoured, legendary; notorious, infamous.

 

provide

provide verb 1 the government refused to provide money for the project: supply, give, issue, furnish, lay out, come up with, dispense, bestow, impart, produce, yield, bring forth, bear, deliver, donate, contribute, pledge, advance, spare, part with, allocate, distribute, allot, assign, put forward, put up, proffer, present, extend, render; informal fork out; N. Amer. informal ante up, pony up. ANTONYMS refuse; withhold. 2 please provide her with the necessary documents: equip, furnish, issue, supply, outfit; fit out, rig out, kit out, arm, array, attire, accoutre, provision, stock, purvey, accommodate, bestow, favour, endow, present; informal fix up. ANTONYMS deprive. 3 the work at least enabled him to provide for his family: feed, nurture, nourish, give food to, provide board for; support, maintain, keep, sustain, provide sustenance for, fend for, finance, endow; take care of, care for, look after. ANTONYMS neglect. 4 this procedure can provide an opportunity for testing opinion: make available, present, offer, afford, accord, give, add, bring, yield, impart, bestow, confer, lend. 5 we have provided for further restructuring: prepare, allow, make provision, make preparations, be prepared, anticipate, arrange, make arrangements, get ready, plan, make plans, cater. 6 the forces of nature which no human foresight can provide against : take precautions, take steps /measures, guard, forearm oneself; make provision for. 7 the contract provides that the tenants are responsible for house repairs: stipulate, lay down, have as a condition, make it a condition, require, order, ordain, demand, prescribe, state, set out, specify.

 

provided

provided conjunction the clove-pink needs no special cultivation, provided it has well-drained soil: if, on condition that, providing (that ), provided that, presuming (that ), assuming (that ), on the assumption that, as long as, given (that ), with the provision /proviso that, with /on the understanding that, if and only if, contingent on, in the event that, allowing that.

 

providence

providence noun 1 her life was mapped out for her by providence: fate, destiny, nemesis, kismet, God's will, divine intervention, predestination, predetermination; astral influence, the stars; fortune, fortuity, serendipity, chance, luck, accident, circumstances, coincidence; one's lot (in life ); archaic one's portion. 2 it was considered a duty to encourage providence: prudence, foresight, forethought, far-sightedness, judgement, judiciousness, shrewdness, circumspection, wisdom, sagacity, common sense, precaution, caution, care, carefulness; good management, careful budgeting, thrift, thriftiness, economy; N. Amer. forehandedness.

 

provident

provident adjective prudent, far-sighted, judicious, shrewd, circumspect, forearmed, wise, sagacious, sensible, commonsensical, politic, cautious, careful, thrifty; N. Amer. forehanded; rare forethoughtful. ANTONYMS improvident.

 

providential

providential adjective 1 the battle was won with the aid of a providential wind: opportune, advantageous, favourable, auspicious, propitious, heaven-sent, welcome, golden, good, right, lucky, happy, fortunate, benign, felicitous, timely, well timed, ripe, convenient, expedient; arahcic seasonable. ANTONYMS inopportune. 2 shooting stars are not providential signs: divine, heaven-sent, miraculous.

 

provider

provider noun the state is still the main provider of welfare: supplier, donor, giver, contributor, source, mainstay.

 

providing

providing conjunction the public are admitted to the galleries, providing they make a small donation: if, on condition that, provided (that ), providing that, presuming (that ), assuming (that ), on the assumption that, as long as, given (that ), with the provision /proviso that, with /on the understanding that, if and only if, contingent on, in the event that, allowing that.

 

province

province noun 1 Egypt was still a province of the Ottoman Empire: territory, region, state, department, canton, area, district, sector, zone, division, administrative district /division /unit /area; colony, settlement, dominion, fief, protectorate, mandate, dependency, possession, holding, satellite state. 2 (the provinces ) wages were higher in London than in the provinces: non-metropolitan areas /counties, the rest of the country, middle England /America, rural areas /districts, the countryside, the backwoods, the wilds, the wilderness, the back of beyond; informal the sticks, the middle of nowhere; N. Amer. informal the boondocks. 3 that's outside my province, I'm afraid: area of responsibility, area of activity, area of interest, area of knowledge, area, department, responsibility, sphere, world, realm, field, discipline, domain, territory, orbit, preserve, business, affair, line of business, line, speciality, forte, line of country, charge, concern, worry, duty, jurisdiction, authority; informal pigeon, bailiwick, turf.

 

provincial

provincial adjective 1 the provincial government: regional, state, territorial, district, local; sectoral, zonal, cantonal, county, parochial; colonial. ANTONYMS national. 2 both the London and provincial press: non-metropolitan, small-town, non-city, non-urban, outlying, rural, country, rustic, backwoods, backwater; informal one-horse; N. Amer. informal hick, freshwater. ANTONYMS national; metropolitan; cosmopolitan. 3 pompous bankers and their dull, provincial wives: unsophisticated, narrow-minded, parochial, small-town, suburban, insular, parish-pump, inward-looking, limited, restricted, localist, conservative, narrow; small-minded, petty, blinkered, illiberal, inflexible, bigoted, prejudiced, intolerant; N. Amer. informal jerkwater, corn-fed. ANTONYMS sophisticated; broad-minded. ▶noun those who did not know what it took were dismissed as provincials: (country ) bumpkin, country cousin, rustic, yokel, village idiot, peasant, churl, lout, boor, oaf, clown, barbarian, yahoo; Irish, derogatory culchie, bogman; informal clod, clodhopper; Brit. informal yob, yobbo, plonker; N. Amer. informal schlub, hayseed, hick, rube, hillbilly; Austral. informal ocker; rare bucolic.

 

provision

provision noun 1 the President condemned the provision of weapons to guerrillas: supplying, supply, providing, purveying, delivery, furnishing, equipping, giving, donation, allocation, distribution, presentation. 2 there has been limited provision for gifted children in the past: facilities, services, amenities, resource (s ), equipment, arrangements; means, offering, funds, benefits, assistance, allowance (s ), concession (s ), opportunities. 3 (provisions ) the English troops were tired and running out of provisions: supplies, food and drink, food, stores, stocks, groceries, foodstuff (s ), rations, iron rations, eatables, edibles, fare, daily bread, staples; Scottish vivers; informal grub, bread, eats, chow, nosh, scoff; N. Amer. informal chuck; archaic victuals, vittles, viands, commons, meat; rare sustenance, provender, comestibles, aliment, viaticum, commissariat. 4 he never made any sort of provision for the future: preparations, plans, planning, prearrangement, arrangements, precautions, precautionary steps /measures, contingency. 5 nearly everyone will be covered by the provisions of the Act: term, clause, requirement, specification, stipulation; proviso, condition, rider, qualification, restriction, reservation, caveat, limitation.

 

provisional

provisional adjective a provisional government | provisional results from the election. See interim (adjective ).

 

provisionally

provisionally adverb he was appointed provisionally for one year. See temporarily.

 

proviso

proviso noun he let his house out for the year, with the proviso that his own staff should remain to run it: condition, stipulation, provision, clause, rider, qualification, restriction, reservation, caveat, limitation; strings.

 

provocation

provocation noun 1 he remained calm despite severe provocation: goading, prodding, egging on, incitement, rousing, stirring, stimulation, prompting, inducement, encouragement, urging, inspiration, stimulus, pressure; annoyance, irritation, nettling, agitation, vexation, being rubbed up the wrong way; harassment, plaguing, molestation; teasing, taunting, torment; affront, insults; informal hassle, aggravation. 2 without provocation, Jones punched Mr Cartwright: justification, excuse, pretext, occasion, call, motivation, motive, cause, grounds, reason, purpose, need.

 

provocative

provocative adjective 1 he was making provocative remarks guaranteed to drive her into a fury: annoying, irritating, exasperating, infuriating, provoking, maddening, goading, vexing, galling; affronting, insulting, offensive, inflaming, rousing, arousing, inflammatory, incendiary, controversial; informal aggravating, in-your-face; rare instigative, agitative. ANTONYMS soothing, calming. 2 provocative dress does not constitute an invitation to sexual assault: sexy, sexually arousing, sexually exciting, alluring, seductive, tempting, suggestive, inviting, tantalizing, titillating; indecent, pornographic, indelicate, immodest, shameless; erotic, sensuous, slinky, passionate, sexual, piquant, racy, juicy, risqué, raunchy, steamy, coquettish, amorous, flirtatious, come-hither; informal kinky, tarty; vulgar slang fuck-me. ANTONYMS modest, decorous.

 

provoke

provoke verb 1 a planned golf course has provoked anger among locals: arouse, produce, evoke, cause, give rise to, occasion, call forth, draw forth, elicit, induce, inspire, excite, spark off, touch off, kindle, generate, engender, instigate, result in, lead to, bring on, contribute to, make for, foster, promote, breed, precipitate, prompt, trigger; literary beget, enkindle. ANTONYMS allay. 2 he might be provoked into making remarks he'd regret: goad, spur, prick, sting, prod, egg on, hound, badger, incite, rouse, stir, move, stimulate, motivate, excite, inflame, work /fire up, impel, pressure, pressurize, prompt, induce, encourage, urge, inspire. ANTONYMS deter. 3 he thought that I was trying to provoke him: annoy, make angry, anger, incense, enrage, send into a rage, irritate, infuriate, exasperate, exacerbate, madden, pique, nettle, get /take a rise out of, bother, upset, agitate, vex, irk, gall, get /put someone's back up, get on someone's nerves, ruffle, ruffle someone's feathers, make someone's hackles rise, raise someone's hackles, make someone's blood boil, rub up the wrong way, put someone out; harass, harry, plague, molest; tease, taunt, torment; affront, insult, offend; informal peeve, aggravate, hassle, miff, rile, needle, get, get to, bug, hack off, get under someone's skin, get in someone's hair, get up someone's nose, get someone's goat, get across someone; Brit. informal get on someone's wick, give someone the hump, wind up, nark; N. Amer. informal rankle, ride, gravel; vulgar slang piss off; Brit. vulgar slang get on someone's tits. ANTONYMS pacify, appease.

 

provoking

provoking adjective really, you can be most provoking: annoying, irritating, exasperating, infuriating, provocative, maddening, goading, vexing, galling, affronting, insulting, offensive; inflaming, inflammatory, incendiary, controversial; informal aggravating, in-your-face; rare instigative, agitative.

 

Duden Dictionary

Prov.

Prov. Abkürzung Abkürzung für: Provinz

 

Provence

Pro vence Substantiv, feminin , die |prɔˈvãːs |die Provence; Genitiv: der Provence Landschaft im Südosten Frankreichs

 

Provenceröl

Pro ven cer öl Substantiv, Neutrum , das |…ˈvãːsɐ …|das Provenceröl; Genitiv: des Provenceröl [e ]s, Plural: die Provenceröle nach der französischen Landschaft Provence Öl der zweiten Pressung der Oliven

 

Provenienz

Pro ve ni enz Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Proveni e nz |die Provenienz; Genitiv: der Provenienz, Plural: die Provenienzen zu lateinisch provenire = hervorkommen, entstehen Bereich, aus dem jemand, etwas stammt; Herkunft [sland ] Flüchtlinge afrikanischer Provenienz | Teppiche bester Provenienz

 

Provenzale

Pro ven za le Substantiv, maskulin , der |Provenz a le |Einwohnerbezeichnung zu Provence

 

Provenzalin

Pro ven za lin , Proven za lin Substantiv, feminin , die |Provenz a lin |weibliche Form zu Provenzale

 

provenzalisch

pro ven za lisch Adjektiv |provenz a lisch |die Provence, die Provenzalen betreffend, aus der Provence stammend

 

Provenzalisch

Pro ven za lisch Substantiv, Neutrum , das Provenzalische |Provenz a lisch |das Provenzalisch; Genitiv: des Provenzalisch [s ] provenzalische Sprache; Sprache der Troubadoure

 

Provenzalische

Pro ven za li sche substantiviertes Adjektiv, Neutrum nur mit bestimmtem Artikel Provenzalisch |Provenz a lische |das Provenzalische; des Provenzalischen provenzalische Sprache; Sprache der Troubadoure

 

Proverbe dramatique

Pro verbe dra ma tique Substantiv, Neutrum , das |…ˈvɛrb …ˈtɪk |das Proverbe dramatique; Proverbe [s ] dramatique; Proverbes dramatiques |[prɔvɛrbdramaˈtik ]|lateinisch-französisch kleines, spritziges Dialoglustspiel um eine Sprichwortweisheit in Frankreich im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert

 

proverbial

pro ver bi al Adjektiv proverbialisch ; proverbiell |proverbi a l |lateinisch sprichwörtlich

 

proverbialisch

pro ver bi a lisch Adjektiv proverbial |proverbi a lisch |sprichwörtlich

 

proverbiell

pro ver bi ell Adjektiv proverbial |proverbi e ll |lateinisch-französisch sprichwörtlich

 

Proverbium

Pro ver bi um , das Proverb |Prov e rbium |

 

Proviant

Pro vi ant Substantiv, maskulin , der |Provi a nt |der Proviant; Genitiv: des Proviants, Plural: die Proviante Plural selten spätmittelhochdeutsch profiant, (niederrheinisch: ) profand < altfranzösisch provende, mittelniederländisch provande (bzw. im 15./16. Jahrhundert mitteldeutsch prof [i ]ant < älter italienisch provianda ), über das Vulgärlateinische < spätlateinisch praebenda, Pfründe auf eine Wanderung, Reise o. Ä. mitgenommener Vorrat an Essen [und Trinken ] als Proviant dienen belegte Brötchen | sich mit Proviant versorgen

 

proviantieren

pro vi an tie ren schwaches Verb selten |proviant ie ren |mit Proviant versorgen

 

Proviantkorb

Pro vi ant korb Substantiv, maskulin , der |Provi a ntkorb |Korb für den Proviant

 

Proviantmeister

Pro vi ant meis ter Substantiv, maskulin besonders Seewesen früher , der |Provi a ntmeister |Verwalter des Proviants

 

Proviantwagen

Pro vi ant wa gen Substantiv, maskulin , der |Provi a ntwagen |Wagen für den Transport von Proviant, mit Proviant beladener Wagen

 

Providenz

Pro vi denz Substantiv, feminin , die |Provid e nz |die Providenz; Genitiv: der Providenz, Plural: die Providenzen lateinisch-französisch Vorsehung

 

providenziell

pro vi den zi ell , pro vi den ti ell Adjektiv providentiell |providenzi e ll providenti e ll |von der Vorsehung bestimmt

 

Provider

Pro vi der Substantiv, maskulin , der |proˈva͜idɐ |der Provider; Genitiv: des Providers, Plural: die Provider englisch provider, zu: to provide = liefern, bereitstellen Anbieter von Kommunikationsdiensten (z. B. einem Zugang zum Internet )

 

Provinz

Pro vinz Substantiv, feminin , die |Prov i nz |die Provinz; Genitiv: der Provinz, Plural: die Provinzen spätmittelhochdeutsch provincie < spätlateinisch provincia = Gegend, Bereich < lateinisch provincia = Geschäfts -, Herrschaftsbereich; unter römischer Verwaltung stehendes, erobertes Gebiet außerhalb Italiens 1 a Verwaltungseinheit [in bestimmten Ländern ] Abkürzung: Prov. das Land ist in Provinzen gegliedert 2 ohne Plural oft abwertend (im Vergleich zu den großen Städten, besonders zur Hauptstadt ) kulturell rückständiges Gebiet er kommt aus der Provinz | in der Provinz leben

 

Provinzblatt

Pro vinz blatt Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Prov i nzblatt |1 Zeitung einer Provinz 1 2 abwertend kleinere, regional verbreitete Zeitung von geringem Niveau

 

Provinzbühne

Pro vinz büh ne Substantiv, feminin oft abwertend , die |Prov i nzbühne |Provinztheater

 

Provinzfürst

Pro vinz fürst Substantiv, maskulin , der |Prov i nzfürst |1 oft abwertend Oberhaupt einer Provinz 1a 2 spöttisch oder abwertend Oberhaupt eines Bundeslandes die Provinzfürsten lehnten sich gegen die Entscheidung der Bundesregierung auf

 

Provinzfürstin

Pro vinz fürs tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Prov i nzfürstin |weibliche Form zu Provinzfürst

 

Provinzhauptstadt

Pro vinz haupt stadt Substantiv, feminin , die |Prov i nzhauptstadt |Hauptstadt einer Provinz 1

 

Provinzial

Pro vin zi al Substantiv, maskulin , der |Provinzi a l |der Provinzial; Genitiv: des Provinzials, Plural: die Provinziale lateinisch-mittellateinisch Vorsteher einer (mehrere Klöster umfassenden ) Ordensprovinz

 

Provinziale

Pro vin zi a le Substantiv, maskulin , der |Provinzi a le |der Provinziale; Genitiv: des Provinzialen, Plural: die Provinzialen a Fachsprache Bewohner einer römischen Provinz 1b b veraltet abwertend Provinzbewohner

 

Provinzialin

Pro vin zi a lin Substantiv, feminin , die |Provinzi a lin |die Provinzialin; Genitiv: der Provinzialin, Plural: die Provinzialinnen weibliche Form zu Provinziale

 

provinzialisieren

pro vin zi a li sie ren schwaches Verb |provinzialis ie ren |

 

Provinzialismus

Pro vin zi a lis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Provinzial i smus |der Provinzialismus; Genitiv: des Provinzialismus, Plural: die Provinzialismen 1 Sprachwissenschaft landschaftlich gebundene Spracheigentümlichkeit z. B. »Breitlauch « für »Porree « 2 ohne Plural oft abwertend provinzielles 1 Denken, Verhalten

 

Provinzialist

Pro vin zi a list Substantiv, maskulin , der |Provinzial i st |der Provinzialist; Genitiv: des Provinzialisten, Plural: die Provinzialisten Provinzler, jemand, der eine kleinbürgerliche Denkungsart besitzt

 

Provinzialistin

Pro vin zi a lis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Provinzial i stin |die Provinzialistin; Genitiv: der Provinzialistin, Plural: die Provinzialistinnen weibliche Form zu Provinzialist

 

Provinzialität

Pro vin zi a li tät Substantiv, feminin oft abwertend , die |Provinzialit ä t |die Provinzialität; Genitiv: der Provinzialität a provinzielle 1 Art, Verhaltensweise b einer Provinz 2 entsprechender Zustand

 

Provinzialsynode

Pro vin zi al sy n o de , Pro vin zi al sy no de Substantiv, feminin , die |Provinzi a lsynode |die Provinzialsynode; Genitiv: der Provinzialsynode, Plural: die Provinzialsynoden Synode einer Kirchenprovinz

 

provinziell

pro vin zi ell Adjektiv |provinzi e ll |französierende Bildung zu älter: provinzial < lateinisch provincialis = zur Provinz gehörend 1 meist abwertend zur Provinz 2 gehörend; für die Provinz charakteristisch; von geringem geistigem, kulturellem Niveau zeugend provinzielle Verhältnisse 2 landschaftlich 2 ; mundartlich provinzielle Ausdrücke

 

Provinzler

Pro vinz ler Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich abwertend , der |Prov i nzler |der Provinzler; Genitiv: des Provinzlers, Plural: die Provinzler jemand, dessen Denkart provinziell 1 ist

 

Provinzlerin

Pro vinz le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Prov i nzlerin |weibliche Form zu Provinzler

 

provinzlerisch

pro vinz le risch Adjektiv umgangssprachlich |prov i nzlerisch |1 abwertend provinziell 1 2 seltener ländlich

 

Provinznest

Pro vinz nest Substantiv, Neutrum umgangssprachlich abwertend , das |Prov i nznest |kleiner, unbedeutender Ort in der Provinz 2

 

Provinzposse

Pro vinz pos se Substantiv, feminin abwertend , die |Prov i nzposse |provinziell, kleinlich, engstirnig wirkende gesellschaftliche, politische o. ä. Auseinandersetzung mit oft grotesk anmutenden Zügen

 

Provinzregierung

Pro vinz re gie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Prov i nzregierung |Regierung einer Provinz 1a

 

Provinzstadt

Pro vinz stadt Substantiv, feminin , die |Prov i nzstadt |Stadt in der Provinz 2

 

Provinztheater

Pro vinz the a ter Substantiv, Neutrum oft abwertend , das |Prov i nztheater |Theater in der Provinz 2 [von niedrigem künstlerischem Niveau ]

 

Provision

Pro vi si on Substantiv, feminin , die |Provisi o n |die Provision; Genitiv: der Provision, Plural: die Provisionen älter italienisch provvisione = Vorrat; Erwerb; Vergütung, eigentlich = Vorsorge < lateinisch provisio (Genitiv: provisionis ) = Vorausschau; Vorsorge, zu: providere (2. Partizip: provisum ) = vorhersehen; Vorsorge treffen 1 Kaufmannssprache (für die Besorgung oder Vermittlung eines [Handels ]geschäftes übliche ) Vergütung in Form einer [prozentualen ] Beteiligung am Umsatz eine Provision beanspruchen | der Makler erhielt eine Provision von 10 \% | auf /gegen Provision arbeiten 2 katholische Kirche rechtmäßige Verleihung eines Kirchenamtes

 

Provisionsbasis

Pro vi si ons ba sis Substantiv, feminin , die |Provisi o nsbasis |meist in der Verbindung auf Provisionsbasis besonders Kaufmannssprache nach dem Modus einer Entlohnung in Form einer gezahlten Provision 1 auf Provisionsbasis arbeiten; jemanden auf Provisionsbasis beschäftigen

 

provisionsfrei

pro vi si ons frei Adjektiv |provisi o nsfrei |

 

Provisionsreisende

Pro vi si ons rei sen de substantiviertes Adjektiv, feminin Kaufmannssprache |Provisi o nsreisende |vgl. Reisende Handlungsreisende, die zum Teil gegen Provision arbeitet

 

Provisionsreisender

Pro vi si ons rei sen der substantiviertes Adjektiv, maskulin Kaufmannssprache |Provisi o nsreisender |vgl. Reisender Handlungsreisender, der zum Teil gegen Provision arbeitet

 

Provisionszahlung

Pro vi si ons zah lung Substantiv, feminin , die |Provisi o nszahlung |1 Zahlung einer Provision 1 2 als Provision gezahlter Geldbetrag

 

Provisor

Pro vi sor Substantiv, maskulin österreichisch , der |Prov i sor |der Provisor; Genitiv: des Provisors, Plural: die Provisoren lateinisch provisor = Vorausseher; Vorsorger; Verwalter Geistlicher, der vertretungsweise eine Pfarre o. Ä. betreut

 

Provisorin

Pro vi so rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Provis o rin |weibliche Form zu Provisor 1 1, 3

 

provisorisch

pro vi so risch Adjektiv |provis o risch |(nach französisch provisoire, englisch provisory ), zu lateinisch provisum, 2. Partizip von: providere, Provision als Notbehelf dienend, eine vorläufige Lösung darstellend eine provisorische Regierung | die Einrichtung ist noch provisorisch | etwas provisorisch reparieren

 

Provisorium

Pro vi so ri um Substantiv, Neutrum bildungssprachlich , das |Provis o rium |das Provisorium; Genitiv: des Provisoriums, Plural: die Provisorien etwas Provisorisches, vorläufige Lösung diese Regelung ist ein Provisorium

 

Provitamin

Pro vi t a min , Pro vi ta min Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , das |Pr o vitamin |aus lateinisch pro = vor und Vitamin Vorstufe eines Vitamins

 

Provo

Pro vo Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pr o vo |lateinisch-niederländisch Anhänger einer [1965 in Amsterdam entstandenen ] antibürgerlichen Protestbewegung

 

provokant

pro vo kant Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |provok a nt |französisch provocant < lateinisch provocans (Genitiv: provocantis ), 1. Partizip von: provocare, provozieren herausfordernd, provozierend provokante Fragen | provokant wirken | ihre Thesen waren provokant formuliert

 

Provokant

Pro vo kant Substantiv, maskulin Rechtssprache, Politik veraltet , der |Provok a nt |der Provokant; Genitiv: des Provokanten, Plural: die Provokanten Herausforderer, Kläger; Provokateur

 

Provokateur

Pro vo ka teur Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |…ˈtøːɐ̯ |der Provokateur; Genitiv: des Provokateurs, Plural: die Provokateure französisch provocateur < lateinisch provocator = Herausforderer jemand, der andere zu Handlungen gegen jemanden herausfordert, aufwiegelt

 

Provokateurin

Pro vo ka teu rin Substantiv, feminin , die |…ˈtøːrɪn |weibliche Form zu Provokateur

 

Provokation

Pro vo ka ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Provokati o n |die Provokation; Genitiv: der Provokation, Plural: die Provokationen lateinisch provocatio 1 bildungssprachlich Herausforderung, durch die jemand zu [unbedachten ] Handlungen veranlasst wird oder werden soll das war eine gezielte Provokation | auf eine Provokation reagieren 2 Medizin künstliche Auslösung von Krankheitserscheinungen (zu diagnostischen oder therapeutischen Zwecken )

 

provokativ

pro vo ka tiv Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |provokat i v |herausfordernd, eine Provokation darstellend provokative Fragen

 

provokatorisch

pro vo ka to risch Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |provokat o risch |herausfordernd; eine Provokation 1 bezweckend provokatorische Übergriffe an der Grenze

 

provozieren

pro vo zie ren schwaches Verb |provoz ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « lateinisch provocare = heraus-, hervorrufen; herausfordern, reizen 1 a sich so äußern, verhalten, dass sich ein anderer angegriffen fühlt und entsprechend reagiert; herausfordern den Redner provozieren | jemanden zu kränkenden Äußerungen provozieren | auch ohne Akkusativ-Objekt die Autorin wollte [mit dem Stück ] provozieren | provozierende Zwischenrufe b bewirken, dass etwas ausgelöst wird, hervorrufen bewusst Widerspruch provozieren | ein Unglück provozieren 2 Medizin (zu diagnostischen oder therapeutischen Zwecken ) bestimmte Reaktionen, Krankheitserscheinungen künstlich auslösen Erbrechen provozieren

 

Provozierung

Pro vo zie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Provoz ie rung |das Provozieren; das Provoziertwerden

 

French Dictionary

prov.

prov. abréviation Abréviation de province.

 

provenance

provenance n. f. nom féminin Origine. : Ce coucou est de provenance suisse. LOCUTION En provenance de : Un bateau en provenance du Havre. ANTONYME à destination de ; en partance pour . Note Orthographique proven an ce.

 

provençal

provençal , ale , aux adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin De la Provence. : La cuisine provençale. Un Provençal, une Provençale, des Provençaux chaleureux. Note Typographique L ’adjectif s ’écrit avec une minuscule; le nom, avec une majuscule.

 

provenir

provenir v. intr. verbe intransitif 1 Venir de. : Cette lettre provient de sa mère. 2 Être produit directement par. : Le vin provient de la vigne. 3 Tirer son origine de. : Le terme calculer provient du latin. Note Technique Ce verbe s ’emploie en parlant de choses; il ne peut avoir comme sujet une personne, selon la Banque de dépannage linguistique de l ’OQLF. Ces voyageurs sont originaires ou viennent (et non *proviennent ) de l ’Islande. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les verbes suivants: • découler, être la suite nécessaire de; • dériver, être issu de; • émaner, sortir de; • procéder, avoir sa source dans; • ressortir, s ’imposer comme condition logique. venir

 

proverbe

proverbe n. m. nom masculin Formule exprimant une vérité d ’expérience commune à un groupe. : Le dicton est souvent régional, alors que le proverbe connaît une diffusion plus étendue. Note Typographique Typographiquement, on compose les proverbes, les devises, les maximes comme des citations, c ’est-à -dire en italique. Quelques proverbes: Aide-toi, le ciel t ’aidera. Après la pluie, le beau temps. Chacun son métier, les vaches seront bien gardées. Il n ’y a pas de fumée sans feu. La nuit porte conseil. L ’appétit vient en mangeant. Les bons comptes font les bons amis. Mieux vaut tard que jamais. Nul n ’est prophète en son pays. Petit à petit, l ’oiseau fait son nid. Pierre qui roule n ’amasse pas mousse. Qui ne risque rien n ’a rien. Qui s ’y frotte s ’y pique. Qui va à la chasse perd sa place. Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l ’auras. Vouloir, c ’est pouvoir.

 

proverbial

proverbial , iale , iaux adj. adjectif 1 Qui tient du proverbe. : Des expressions proverbiales. 2 Légendaire. : Son charisme est proverbial.

 

proverbialement

proverbialement adv. adverbe D ’une manière proverbiale.

 

providence

providence n. f. nom féminin 1 Secours divin. : La divine Providence. Note Typographique Quand le nom désigne Dieu, il s ’écrit avec une majuscule. 2 figuré Personne qui aide, protège. : Il est la providence des faibles. SYNONYME protecteur . Note Orthographique provid en ce.

 

providentiel

providentiel , ielle adj. adjectif Qui arrive à propos. : Une aide providentielle. Prononciation Le t se prononce s, l ’adjectif rime avec ciel Note Orthographique providen t iel.

 

providentiellement

providentiellement adv. adverbe D ’une manière providentielle.

 

provignement

provignement n. m. nom masculin linguistique Procédé de formation de mots nouveaux par dérivation. : Les termes progiciel, ludiciel, didacticiel sont formés par provignement à partir du mot logiciel.

 

province

province n. f. nom féminin Abréviation prov. (s ’écrit avec un point ). Division territoriale, de statut politique variable selon les pays. : Les provinces du Canada. La province de Québec. Note Typographique Les noms génériques de géographie s ’écrivent avec une minuscule. Le nom province s ’écrit avec une majuscule lorsqu ’il est suivi d ’un adjectif. Les Provinces maritimes. Dans le surnom géographique désignant le Québec, le nom province ainsi que l ’adjectif qui le précède s ’écrivent avec une majuscule. La Belle Province.

 

provincial

provincial , iale , iaux adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Qui concerne une province. : Des accords provinciaux. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui vit en province, qui est caractéristique de la province. : Des habitudes provinciales. Ce sont des provinciaux. nom masculin singulier Le provincial . Au Canada, le gouvernement d ’une province par opposition au gouvernement fédéral. : Le provincial vient d ’approuver une réforme des soins médicaux.

 

provision

provision n. f. nom féminin 1 Réserve. : Le magasinier a des provisions de gommes à effacer et de crayons. 2 Approvisionnement (alimentaire ). : Faire ses provisions au supermarché. 3 banque Somme déposée à la banque pour garantir le paiement des chèques. : Un chèque sans provision (et non *sans fonds ). Note Technique Dans cette expression, le nom s ’écrit au singulier.

 

provisionnel

provisionnel , elle adj. adjectif Qui se fait par provision. : Des versements provisionnels. Note Orthographique provisionnel.

 

provisionner

provisionner v. tr. verbe transitif Déposer une somme d ’argent dans un compte bancaire afin d ’être en mesure de faire des chèques. : Des chèques insuffisamment provisionnés, sans provision (et non *sans fonds ). aimer

 

provisoire

provisoire adj. adjectif Passager, pour un temps seulement. : Un poste provisoire, une solution provisoire. SYNONYME temporaire . ANTONYME permanent . Note Orthographique provis oire.

 

provisoirement

provisoirement adv. adverbe 1 En attendant. : Nous logerons provisoirement à l ’hôtel. 2 Momentanément. : Elle remplace momentanément le responsable.

 

provocant

provocant , ante adj. adjectif 1 Qui incite à la violence. : Un ton provocant. SYNONYME agressif ; belliqueux ; querelleur . 2 Qui excite le désir. : Une tenue provocante. SYNONYME excitant . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le participe présent invariable provoquant. On ne pouvait plus circuler, les motocyclistes provoquant de nombreux embouteillages.

 

provocateur

provocateur , trice adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Personne qui provoque des comportements violents, de l ’agitation pour justifier l ’intervention de la police. : Agent provocateur. nom masculin et féminin Personne qui pousse à faire quelque chose par défi.

 

provocation

provocation n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de provoquer. : Une provocation à la désobéissance civile. SYNONYME incitation . 2 Défi. : Cette décision constitue une véritable provocation.

 

provoquer

provoquer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Exciter par des actes ou des paroles de défi. : Elle l ’a provoqué et il a attaqué. SYNONYME amener ; attaquer ; défier ; inciter ; pousser . 2 absolument Exciter le désir. : Une voix qui provoque. SYNONYME aguicher . 3 Occasionner. : Cette décision a provoqué bien des réactions négatives. SYNONYME causer ; entraîner ; susciter . S ’inciter mutuellement à faire quelque chose, en particulier à se battre. : Se provoquer inutilement. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils s ’étaient provoqués en duel. aimer

 

Spanish Dictionary

prov.

prov. Abreviatura de provincia , ‘división administrativa territorial ’.

 

provecho

provecho nombre masculino 1 Efecto beneficioso o positivo para una persona o una cosa que resulta de algo :es un negocio en el que todos obtendremos provecho; llegó incluso a falsificar en provecho propio; ¿no piensas en el provecho que otros sacarán de lo que tú haces cumpliendo con tu deber? ; aunque este trabajo favoreció de inmediato a las élites judías europeas, de rebote redundó en provecho de la Europa cristiana, donde los judíos convivían con sus conciudadanos cristianos .2 Capacidad de servir una cosa para algo :no encontré herramientas adecuadas, las que había no tenían provecho; no hago más que encontrar textos sin provecho; el futuro de provecho comienza por el diálogo .3 infantil Eructo :en cuanto haga el provecho, lo acuesto .buen provecho i Fórmula de cortesía con que se desea una buena digestión a quien come, se dispone a comer o ha eructado .ii irónico Se usa para expresar rechazo hacia una persona que actúa de forma avara o egoísta :por mí, que se quede toda la herencia y buen provecho .de provecho [persona ] Que es útil para la sociedad :estudia para ser el día de mañana una persona de provecho . VÉASE hombre de provecho .

 

provechoso, -sa

provechoso, -sa adjetivo Que produce o proporciona provecho :no cesa en la búsqueda de relaciones económicas provechosas; hoy ha sido un día muy provechoso en cuanto a trabajo .

 

provecto, -ta

provecto, -ta adjetivo 1 formal [persona ] Que está en la madurez .SINÓNIMO maduro .2 formal De la persona que está en la madurez :edad provecta .SINÓNIMO maduro .

 

proveedor, -ra

proveedor, -ra adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que provee o abastece a otra persona de lo necesario o conveniente para un fin determinado :en la familia tradicional el marido se convierte en proveedor económico de la misma; era el único proveedor de cereales a los industriales harineros y el único exportador de los excedentes .SINÓNIMO provisor .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino [empresa ] Que se dedica a proveer o abastecer de productos necesarios a una persona o empresa :si su vino no está embotellado, siga los consejos de su proveedor habitual .

 

proveer

proveer verbo transitivo 1 Proporcionar lo necesario o conveniente para un fin determinado :la empresa que provee de comida al colegio ha cambiado de dueños; se esconde una estructura que provee a los ganaderos de sustancias ilegales para el engorde artificial de las reses .SINÓNIMO abastecer, suministrar .2 Preparar o reunir las cosas necesarias para un fin determinado :proveyeron el lugar de camas y víveres suficientes para los heridos en el accidente; me proveí de varias botellas de agua mineral porque, para aumentar la inquietud que siempre me producen los viajes, no funcionaba el aire acondicionado en los vagones .3 formal Atender al mantenimiento de cierta cosa :las medidas cautelares convenientes para asegurar la prestación de alimentos y proveer a las futuras necesidades del hijo, en caso de incumplimiento de este deber por sus padres .4 Resolver o tramitar un asunto :tuvieron que proveer una solución temporal mientras llegaban a un acuerdo .5 Dar un cargo o empleo a una persona :proveer los puestos de secretario; proveer los cargos vacantes .6 der Dictar [un juez o un tribunal ] una resolución que puede llegar a ser sentencia definitiva :la denuncia presentada aún está sin proveer por el juez .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xiii ) del latín providere ‘ver con antelación ’; en este significado fue sustituido por prever , mientras que proveer sufre un cambio semántico pasando a significar una de las consecuencias de la previsión: ‘preparar o suministrar las cosas necesarias para un fin ’. Mantiene una forma antigua de ver : videre > veer > ver , de donde surgen las dos e del infinitivo y de otras formas verbales. De la familia etimológica de ver (V.).El participio es proveído (poco usado ) o provisto .

 

proveimiento

proveimiento nombre masculino Acción de proveer :las reservas de maíz se guardaban para proveimiento de la ciudad .

 

proveniente

proveniente (también provinente o proviniente )adjetivo Que proviene de la cosa que se expresa a continuación :recogí la carta proveniente de Managua; la ayuda proveniente de estas fuentes es inapreciable .

 

provenir

provenir verbo intransitivo Tener origen o principio [una persona o una cosa material o inmaterial ] en otra que se expresa :solamente el 6 \% del producto interior bruto proviene del turismo; la palabra ‘vudú ’ proviene de una palabra africana; las críticas provinieron no solo de la oposición .SINÓNIMO proceder . Conjugación [90 ] como venir .

 

provenzal

provenzal adjetivo 1 Relativo a Provenza, región del sur de Francia, o a sus habitantes .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que era de Provenza .3 nombre masculino /adjetivo Antigua variedad dialectal del occitano que se hablaba en el sur de Francia y que en la Edad Media fue utilizada por los trovadores como lengua poética .4 Lengua románica que se habla actualmente en la región de Provenza .5 adjetivo Que tiene relación con esta lengua o con aquella variedad dialectal .

 

provenzalismo

provenzalismo nombre masculino Palabra, expresión o giro procedentes de la lengua provenzal que se usan en otro idioma .

 

proverbial

proverbial adjetivo 1 Del proverbio o relacionado con él :sabiduría proverbial .2 Que es muy conocido por todos o desde siempre :la proverbial hospitalidad de los pueblos árabes; desde hace tiempo que es proverbial la riqueza minera de Chile . VÉASE frase proverbial .

 

proverbio

proverbio nombre masculino 1 Frase de origen popular repetida tradicionalmente de forma invariable, en la cual se expresa un pensamiento moral, un consejo o una enseñanza :un proverbio antiguo dice que la corrección de las personas se conoce en la mesa y en el juego .SINÓNIMO paremia, refrán .2 Obra dramática cuyo objeto es poner en acción un proverbio .

 

providencia

providencia nombre femenino 1 Cuidado del mundo y de los hombres que los creyentes atribuyen a Dios :la divina Providencia .En esta acepción suele escribirse con mayúscula .2 Medida que se toma para lograr un fin determinado o para prevenir o remediar un daño o un peligro :el municipio tomó la providencia de censar todas las industrias y talleres .3 der Resolución dictada por un juez en la tramitación de un procedimiento, sin expresar los motivos :el juez adoptará las providencias cautelares necesarias para la efectividad de las medidas de seguridad que pudieran aplicarse .

 

providencial

providencial adjetivo 1 De la providencia de Dios o relacionado con ella .2 [acontecimiento, hecho ] Que se produce de forma inesperada o casual y evita un daño o un suceso desgraciado :su providencial gol en los instantes postreros del encuentro le permitió a su equipo clasificarse para la final .

 

providencialismo

providencialismo nombre masculino Doctrina que explica los hechos como resultado de la intervención de Dios .

 

providencialista

providencialista adjetivo 1 Del providencialismo o relacionado con él :moralismo providencialista .2 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que profesa el providencialismo .

 

providente

providente adjetivo /nombre común formal [persona ] Que se muestra dispuesto y diligente para proveer o dar lo necesario :en algunas tribus, el rol de providente de la familia lo cumple la madre; en su filosofía, la unidad se erige en el valor supremo y constituye la esencia de Dios, creador y providente .

 

próvido, -da

próvido, -da adjetivo formal Que provee o da lo necesario o más de lo necesario :la próvida naturaleza; la próvida inspiración divina .

 

provincia

provincia nombre femenino 1 División administrativa territorial en que se organizan algunos estados :Juan vive en la provincia de Mendoza; las cuatro provincias gallegas son La Coruña, Orense, Lugo y Pontevedra .2 En la antigüedad romana, territorio conquistado fuera de Italia y sometido a la jurisdicción de un magistrado romano :la primera provincia del imperio romano se correspondía bastante con lo que actualmente es la Provenza .3 Conjunto de casas o conventos de una orden religiosa que ocupan un determinado territorio .4 provincias nombre femenino plural Esp Todo un país excepto su capital :la facundia versificadora no le proporcionó dinero a este humilde poeta de provincias; la actividad de la asociación quedaba circunscrita a hipotéticas y dudosas giras por provincias .

 

provincial

provincial adjetivo 1 De la provincia o relacionado con ella :consejo provincial; hospital provincial; diputaciones provinciales; delegados provinciales .2 nombre masculino y femenino Religioso que dirige y gobierna las casas y conventos de una orden o de una congregación que pertenecen a la misma provincia religiosa .El femenino es provinciala .

 

provinciala

provinciala provincial .

 

provincialismo

provincialismo nombre masculino 1 Palabra o expresión que se utiliza solo en determinadas provincias de un dominio lingüístico :en España, el adjetivo ‘malmarriento ’ es un provincialismo de Teruel que significa ‘malucho, que empieza a sentirse enfermo ’.2 Predilección que generalmente da una persona a los usos, costumbres, etc. , de la provincia en que ha nacido .

 

provincianismo

provincianismo nombre masculino 1 Cualidad de provinciano .2 Estima o admiración por la mentalidad o costumbres particulares de una provincia o una sociedad cualquiera, con exclusión de las demás :cuando volví a la ciudad para buscar un lugar donde continuar mis estudios, al principio, me sentí paralizado por mi provincianismo .3 Palabra, expresión o giro propios de una provincia determinada :se trata de una traducción que tiene términos inventados, latinismos y provincianismos .

 

provinciano, -na

provinciano, -na adjetivo 1 De la provincia o relacionado con ella .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino [persona ] Que ha nacido o que vive en una provincia en la que no hay una ciudad grande .3 despectivo [persona ] Que tiene una mentalidad cerrada y una forma de pensar muy tradicional .4 adjetivo Que es poco elegante o refinado :gusto provinciano; un estilo provinciano .

 

provinente

provinente adjetivo Proveniente .Aunque esta forma no es correcta normativamente, está muy extendida en el uso .

 

proviniente

proviniente adjetivo Proveniente .Aunque esta forma no es correcta normativamente, está muy extendida en el uso .

 

provisión

provisión nombre femenino 1 Acción de proveer :la provisión de servicios públicos estará retrasada con respecto a las necesidades de la comunidad; invitamos, pues, al veraneante a añadir a su provisión de lecturas estivales algunos títulos más; el texto le confirmaba el monopolio en la provisión de cargos públicos .2 Conjunto de cosas, especialmente alimentos o productos de primera necesidad, que se guardan o se reservan para un fin determinado :en una hora hicimos una abundante provisión para la tripulación de los cinco navíos; por la tarde fui al supermercado y llené el refrigerador y la despensa de provisiones; hay gente que está muriendo por falta de provisiones médicas .Se usa más en plural con el mismo significado .3 Reserva de dinero, útiles de mantenimiento u otras cosas para atender una necesidad determinada :de esta cantidad, 44 566 millones serán destinados a cubrir los compromisos pendientes por pensiones, 6 000 millones a provisión de riesgo y 23 091 millones a reservas .provisión de fondos (i )econ Existencia de una cantidad de dinero con que hacer frente al pago de una letra, un cheque o un documento análogo .(ii )der Cantidad que un cliente libra a un procurador de tribunales para atender los gastos de un pleito .4 Arg, Urug Tienda pequeña de comestibles en la que también se venden frutas y verduras .

 

provisional

provisional adjetivo Que no es definitivo sino que está, se pone, se hace, etc. , en lugar de otra cosa que será la definitiva :un arreglo provisional; una vivienda provisional .SINÓNIMO provisorio . VÉASE libertad provisional .

 

provisionalidad

provisionalidad nombre femenino Cualidad de lo que es provisional :debido a la provisionalidad de aquella plaza como docente, comenzó a estudiar para poder ocupar el cargo de manera definitiva .

 

provisor, -ra

provisor, -ra nombre masculino y femenino 1 [persona ] Que provee o abastece a otra persona de lo necesario o conveniente para un fin determinado .SINÓNIMO proveedor .2 nombre masculino Juez diocesano nombrado por el obispo, con quien constituye un mismo tribunal y que tiene potestad ordinaria para ocuparse de causas eclesiásticas .

 

provisorio, -ria

provisorio, -ria adjetivo Provisional .

 

provisto, -ta

provisto, -ta participio Participio irregular de proveer . También se usa como adjetivo :la administración ha provisto a todos los hospitales de los medios necesarios; provisto de legitimidad .

 

provocación

provocación nombre femenino 1 Acción de provocar :la provocación existe cuando se incita de palabra, por escrito o impreso, u otro medio de posible eficacia, a la perpetración de cualquier delito .2 Actitud, acción o conjunto de palabras con que se provoca en alguien la ira o el deseo :sus palabras son una provocación; ¿él se propuso conscientemente conquistarme, seducirme o solo quería pasar un rato lanzando insinuaciones y provocaciones sin excesiva premeditación?

 

provocador, -ra

provocador, -ra adjetivo 1 Que provoca o produce cierto estado o sentimiento :efecto provocador; los modelos se mueven ante la cámara con poses provocadoras; se sentó a mi lado en actitud provocadora; Prince es un filón creativo: en directo es provocador y fresco, pero su espectáculo irradia, por encima de todo, inteligencia .2 adjetivo /nombre masculino y femenino Que provoca disturbios o revueltas :los provocadores llegaron a romper los cristales de algunos comercios; fue sacado del pabellón entre gritos de “gusano, vete a tu casa, aquí no queremos provocadores ”.

 

provocante

provocante adjetivo Que provoca .

 

provocar

provocar verbo transitivo 1 Producir cierto estado o sentimiento en una persona o cierto estado en una cosa :provocar deseo; provocar excitación; una escena capaz de provocar la risa; las lluvias que han caído esta noche han provocado grandes destrozos; este medicamento provoca el sueño; una caída puede provocar risas; sus palabras provocaron la ira de todos los presentes .2 Hacer [una persona ], mediante palabras o actos hostiles, que otra persona se enfade y reaccione también de forma hostil :solamente insultaba para provocarnos, pero no le hicimos caso .3 Hacer [una persona ], mediante palabras, actitudes o acciones, que otra persona sienta el deseo vivo de tener una relación sexual con ella :se puso sexi para provocarnos .4 coloquial Repugnar [una persona, su actitud o cierta cosa nociva ] a alguien :a mí tanta injusticia me provoca .5 coloquial Vomitar :se introdujo los dedos en la boca para provocar .6 Colomb, Perú, Venez coloquial Apetecer [algo ] a una persona :le provocó ir al cine . Conjugación [1 ] como sacar .

 

provocativo, -va

provocativo, -va adjetivo Que provoca cierto estado o sentimiento, especialmente el deseo sexual :actitud provocativa; gritos provocativos de rebelión; llevaba un vestido de gasa muy provocativo .SINÓNIMO provocador .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Prov

Prov .Provençal ; Proverbs ; Province ; Provost .

 

prov

prov .proverb ; provincial ; provisional ; provost .

 

prove

prove /pruːv / (! -o-は /uː /) 〖原義は 「試験する 」〗(名 形 )proof 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; ～d , ｟主に米 ｠～n /-v (ə )n /; proving 他動詞 1 a. 〈人 物 事が 〉【人に 】〈事 〉を (論拠 証拠に基づいて )証明する , 立証する «to » (→disprove )▸ prove one's point 言い分を立証する b. 〖prove (to A ) (that )節 /wh 節 〗(A 〈人 〉に )…ということを […かを ]証明する (!｟くだけて ｠ではthatはしばしば省略 ) ; 〖prove A (to be ) C 〗A 〈人 物 〉がCであることを (はっきり )示す (!(1 )Cは 名詞 形容詞 . (2 )状態動詞または完了不定詞であれば ～ A to do [to have done ]が可能 ) ▸ John proved (that ) everyone was wrong. ≒John proved everyone (to be ) wrong .ジョンはみんなが間違っていることを証明した ▸ It proved how powerless we were .それは私たちがいかに無力であるかをはっきり示した ▸ What are you trying to prove ?｟話 ｠だからきみは一体何を証明したいのかね (!いらだちを示して ) 2 〖prove oneself (to be ) C 〗〈自分が 〉Cであることを (行為により )示す , 証明する (!Cは 名詞 形容詞 ) ; 〖prove oneself 〗〈自分が 〉有能であることを示す , 本領を発揮する ▸ Mary has proved herself (to be better than others ).メリーは自分の実力 (が他人よりも上であること )を示した 3 〘法 〙〈遺言書 〉を検認する .4 〘数 〙〈計算 〉を検算する .5 …を検査 [試験 ]する .自動詞 1 〖prove (to be ) C 〗〈人 事が 〉Cであるとわかる , 判明する (turn out ) (!Cは 名詞 形容詞 ) ▸ The plan has finally proved (to be ) difficult .その計画は結局困難であることがはっきりした 2 〘料 〙〈パン生地が 〉 (酵母の力で )ほどよくふくらむ .pr ó ving gr ò und 【新しい物 人 (の真価 )を 】試す場所 «for » ; (新装置 理論などの )実験場 .pr ó v a ble 形容詞 証明 [立証 ]できる .pr ó v a bly 副詞

 

proven

prov en /prúːv (ə )n /動詞 ｟主に米 ｠proveの過去分詞 .形容詞 比較なし 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗証明された , 折り紙付きの .n ò t pr ó ven ｟スコット ｠〘法 〙証拠不十分 .

 

provenance

prov e nance /prɑ́v (ə )nəns |prɔ́v -/名詞 U ｟かたく ｠(物の )起源, 出所 (origin ); (美術品などの )来歴, 所蔵歴 .

 

Provence

Pro vence /prəvɑ́ːns |prɔvɔːŋs /名詞 プロバンス 〘フランス南東部の海岸地方; ワイン, オリーブオイルの産地 〙.

 

provender

prov en der /prɑ́v (ə )ndə r |prɔ́v -/名詞 U 1 ｟やや古 ｠かいば, まぐさ 〘主に干し草 引き割り穀物 〙.2 〘くだけて おどけて 〙 (人の )食物 .

 

proverb

prov erb /prɑ́vəː r b |prɔ́v -/ (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 名詞 複 ～s 1 C ことわざ .2 〘聖書 〙〖the Proverbs; 単数扱い 〗『箴言 （しんげん ）』 〘旧約聖書中の一書; ｟略 ｠Prov. 〙.3 評判のもの [人 ].

 

proverbial

pro ver bi al /prəvə́ː r biəl /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 ことわざ (風 )の, ことわざにある .2 よく知られた, 評判の .

 

proverbially

pro v é r bi al ly 副詞 ことわざの通り ; 一般に (知られている通り )▸ Medicine, proverbially , tastes bad .薬はまずいに決まってる .

 

provide

pro vide /prəváɪd /〖pro (前もって )vide (見る )〗(接 形 )provided, (名 )provision コーパス頻度ランク provide +名詞 ①information (↓他動詞 1 第1例 )②service (↓他動詞 1 第1例 )③care (↓他動詞 1 第4例 )④support (↓他動詞 1 第2例 )⑤food (↓他動詞 1 第3例 )❢provide は 「提供する 」が基本の意の 動詞 で, 情報 サービス 世話などを表す 名詞 が続くことが多い. 上記以外ではprotection, access, evidence, opportunityなども目的語としてよく用いられる .動詞 ～s /-dz /; ～d /-ɪd /; -viding 他動詞 1 〈必要なもの 〉を提供する , 与える , 支給 [給付 ]する ; 〖provide A with B /provide B for [to ] A 〗A 〈人 〉にB 〈物 〉を提供する , 与える ▸ Most companies don't provide this kind of information and service .たいていの会社はこの種の情報とサービスを提供していない ▸ provide financial support 財政支援を行う ▸ provide those children with food ≒provide food for those children その子供たちに食物を与える (!｟コーパス ｠ ｟まれ ｠にwithを省略した形も見られるが正用法とは考えられていない ) ▸ provide medical care for [to ] employees 従業員に医療ケアを提供する ▸ I would appreciate it if you (please ) provide me with a receipt for this payment .この支払いの領収書をいただければ幸いです (!ビジネスレターで用いる定型表現 ) ▸ provide oneself with food 自分で食糧を調達する 2 〖～ that節 〗｟かたく ｠〈法律 規則が 〉…ということを定めている ▸ The law provides that no one under age 20 can smoke .法律では20歳未満はタバコを吸えないことになっている .自動詞 1 〖～ for A 〗A 〈子供 家族など 〉に (食べ物 お金など必要なものを )与える , A を経済的に支える [養う ].2 ｟かたく ｠〖～ for A 〗〈法律 規則が 〉A を可能にする , 認める ▸ The law provides for “direct review ” by the Supreme Court .その法律は最高裁が 「直接再調査すること 」を認めるものである 3 ｟かたく ｠〖～ against [for ] A 〗A 〈予想される困難 〉に備える , 準備する .

 

provided

pro vid ed /prəváɪdɪd /→provide 接続詞 〖～ (that )節 〗…である場合に限って , …という条件で (｟よりくだけて ｠providing )(→if 接続詞 1 表現 )▸ I will lend you my camera, provided (that ) you use it carefully .大事に使うなら私のカメラを貸してあげよう (!that節の中は未来のことでも現在形 )

 

Providence

Prov i dence /prɑ́vɪd (ə )ns |prɔ́v -/名詞 プロヴィデンス 〘米国 Rhode Island州の州都 〙.

 

providence

prov i dence /prɑ́vɪd (ə )ns |prɔ́v -/名詞 U ｟かたく ｠〖しばしば P- 〗(神の )摂理, 神, 神意, 神慮 .

 

provident

prov i dent /prɑ́vɪd (ə )nt |prɔ́v -/形容詞 ｟かたく ほめて ｠1 先見の明がある ; 将来に備える ; «…の » 準備怠 （おこた ）りない .2 «…に関して » 倹約な «of » .～́ soc ì ety ｟英 ｠＝friendly society .～ly 副詞

 

providential

prov i den tial /prɑ̀vɪdénʃ (ə )l |prɔ̀v -/形容詞 ｟かたく ｠神意による ; 幸運な ; 絶好の .

 

provider

pro v í d er 名詞 C 1 〘インターネット 〙プロバイダ, 接続事業者 .2 (サービスの )供給者 ; 一家の主 [扶養者 ].

 

providing

pro v í d ing 接続詞 〖～ (that )節 〗＝provided .

 

province

prov ince /prɑ́vɪns |prɔ́v -/〖原義は 5 〗(形 )provincial 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 C 〖時にP -〗(行政区画としてカナダなどの )州 ; (中国などの )省 ; (昔の日本の )国 ▸ the province of Ontario (カナダの )オンタリオ州 2 C 〖通例the ～s; 複数扱い 〗(大都市に対して )地方 , 田舎 ; ｟英 ｠(ロンドン以外の )全国 ▸ Jim comes from the provinces .ジムは田舎の出身だ 3 U 〖one's /the ～〗(学問 活動などの )専門 [得意 ]分野 ; (職務の )範囲 (area )▸ That's out of our province .それは私たちの職権 [専門 ]外だ 4 C 〘キリスト教 〙(大司教の )教会管区 .5 C 〘史 〙(古代ローマの )属州 .

 

provincial

pro vin cial /prəvɪ́nʃ (ə )l /→province 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗州の , 省の ; 地方の ▸ a provincial capital 州都 ▸ a small provincial town 小さな田舎町 2 ｟けなして ｠〈人 態度などが 〉偏狭な ; 洗練されていない , 田舎くさい .名詞 C 1 地方出身者 ; 田舎者 .2 ｟けなして ｠偏狭な人 .3 〘キリスト教 〙管区長 .～ly 副詞 地方的に ; 偏狭に .

 

provincialism

pro v í n cial ì sm 名詞 U (地方人 田舎者特有の )偏狭 (な態度 ); 粗野 .

 

provision

pro vi sion /prəvɪ́ʒ (ə )n /→provide 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗 «…の /…に対する » (必需品の )供給 , 支給 ; (経済的 )援助 «of /for » ▸ the provision of electric power 電力の供給 ▸ generous provision for the poor 貧しい人々に対する惜しみない援助 2 U 〖具体例では 可算 〗 «… (するため )の /…に対する » 用意 , 準備 «for (do ing )/against » ; (物資などの )ストック , 備蓄 ▸ make provision for (establishing ) an office 事務所を構えるための準備をする 3 C ｟やや古 ｠〖～s 〗(旅行用などの )食糧 , 食料 (!調理済みで保存が効く食品をさす ) .4 C «…に関する /…という » (契約 法律などの )条項 , 規定 «for /that 節 » ▸ There's no provision for that matter .そのことに関する規定はない 動詞 他動詞 ｟やや古 ｠【旅行などに備えて 】〈人 物 〉に食糧を供給する «for » ; 【食糧などを 】…に供給する «with » .

 

provisional

pro vi sion al /prəvɪ́ʒ (ə )n (ə )l /形容詞 比較なし 一時的な, 臨時の ; 仮の, 暫定的な .～̀ l í cence ｟英 ｠仮運転免許証 (｟米 ｠learner's permit ).～ly 副詞

 

proviso

pro vi so /prəváɪzoʊ /名詞 複 ～s C 条件, 但し書き ▸ with the proviso that ……という条件で

 

provocateur

pro vo ca teur /prəvɑ̀kətʊ́ə r /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 C 扇動家 (agent provocateur ); 工作員 .

 

provocation

prov o ca tion /prɑ̀vəkéɪʃ (ə )n |prɔ̀v -/名詞 1 U C (人を )怒らせること ; 挑発, 扇動 .2 C 怒らせるもの .

 

provocative

pro voc a tive /prəvɑ́kətɪv |-vɔ́k -/形容詞 1 〈言動などが 〉人を怒らせる ; 物議をかもす .2 〈服装 ふるまいなどが 〉 (性的に )挑発的な ; 欲情的な ; (興味を )そそる .名詞 C 怒らせるもの ; 刺激物 .～ly 副詞 挑発的に .

 

provoke

pro voke /prəvóʊk /〖pro (前へ )voke (呼ぶ )〗動詞 ～s /-s /; ～d /-t /; -voking 他動詞 1 〈物 事が 〉〈人の反応など 〉を引き起こす , 誘発する (!しばしば好ましくない反応について用いる ) ▸ His remarks provoked much controversy .彼の発言は大いに論争を引き起こした 2 〈人が 〉 (言葉 態度で故意に )〈人など 〉を怒らせる , 挑発する ▸ You're deliberately trying to provoke me, aren't you? あなたはわざと私を怒らせようとしているのでしょう (, ねえそうでしょう )3 «…させようと » 〈人など 〉を刺激する , 挑発する «to do , into do ing » ; «…へと » …を駆り立てる «to , into » ▸ What finally provoked you to leave [into leaving ] your home? 何がきっかけであなたは最終的に家を出ることにしたのですか ▸ provoke A to [into ] fury A 〈人 〉を怒らせる

 

provoking

pro v ó k ing 形容詞 ｟文 ｠腹の立つ, しゃくに障る, じれったい .

 

provost

pro vost /próʊvoʊst |prɔ́vəst / (! 〘海 〙では /próʊvoʊ |prəvə́ʊ /) 名詞 C 〖通例P -〗1 ｟英 ｠大学の学長, 学寮長 .2 ｟米 ｠大学 (分校 )の学長, (Presidentに次ぐ )大学の副学長 .3 ｟スコット ｠市長 .4 ｟英 ｠カトリック大聖堂の主席司祭 .～́ c ò urt (占領地に置かれた )軍事法廷 .～̀ m á rshal 〘陸軍 〙憲兵司令官 .