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provide vs help

help vs provide

provide is not a noun while help is a noun.

provide and help both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
provide No No Yes No
help Yes No Yes No
As verbs, help is a hyponym of provide; that is, help is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than provide:
  • provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
  • help: help to some food; help with food or drink
Other hyponyms of provide include staff, drench, regale, treat, board, feed, give, feed, dish, dish out, dish up, serve, serve up, cater, pander, pimp, procure, serve, power, feed, gratify, indulge, pander, underlay, conform to, fill, fit, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy, horse, shower, accommodate, nourish, nurture, sustain, fix up, gutter.
provide (noun) help (noun)
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
a means of serving
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
provide (verb) help (verb)
take measures in preparation for improve the condition of
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation improve; change for the better
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance help to some food; help with food or drink
give something useful or necessary to take or use
supply means of subsistence; earn a living give help or assistance; be of service
mount or put up contribute to the furtherance of
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain be of use
abstain from doing; always used with a negative
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