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provide vs step

step vs provide

provide is not a noun while step is a noun.

provide and step both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
provide No No Yes No
step Yes No Yes No
As verbs, step is a hyponym of provide; that is, step is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than provide:
  • provide: give something useful or necessary to
  • step: furnish with steps
provide (noun) step (noun)
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
a musical interval of two semitones
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
the sound of a step of someone walking
the distance covered by a step
a short distance
relative position in a graded series
provide (verb) step (verb)
take measures in preparation for measure (distances) by pacing
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance place (a ship's mast) in its step
give something useful or necessary to shift or move by taking a step
supply means of subsistence; earn a living put down or press the foot, place the foot
mount or put up walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain move with one's feet in a specific manner
furnish with steps
treat badly
cause (a computer) to execute a single command
Difference between provide and step

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