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provide vs fret

fret vs provide

provide is not a noun while fret is a noun.

provide and fret both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
provide No No Yes No
fret Yes No Yes No
As verbs, fret is a hyponym of provide; that is, fret is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than provide:
  • provide: give something useful or necessary to
  • fret: provide (a musical instrument) with frets
provide (noun) fret (noun)
a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
agitation resulting from active worry
provide (verb) fret (verb)
take measures in preparation for wear away or erode
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation remove soil or rock
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance cause friction
give something useful or necessary to be too tight; rub or press
supply means of subsistence; earn a living decorate with an interlaced design
mount or put up carve a pattern into
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain be agitated or irritated
cause annoyance in
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
worry unnecessarily or excessively
become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
provide (a musical instrument) with frets
Difference between provide and fret

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