gerund / present participle
Providing involves giving or supplying something that someone needs or wants.
Providing clear instructions helps new employees.
The volunteers are providing meals for families.
American English
How to pronounce providing
verb · conjunctionB1Very common word
pʰruhVAIddihng
/pʰɹəˈvaɪ.ɾɪŋ/
3 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
Form of provide
Providing involves giving or supplying something that someone needs or wants.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
gerund / present participle
Providing for someone involves paying for the things that person needs.
Providing for his family takes most of his income.
She is providing for her parents while they recover.
Good to know
This meaning is usually used with for: providing for someone.
conditional conjunction
Providing introduces a condition: something happens only if another condition is true.
You can use my laptop, providing that you return it tonight.
We will go for a walk, providing the rain stops.
Good to know
In this meaning, providing is usually followed by that or a condition.
Useful expressions
to give someone something they need or can use
The school provides students with laptops.
to support someone financially
He works hard to provide for his family.
Related words & forms
The past forms are provided, not providded. Before -ing, drop the final e: providing.