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UNPROVIDED FOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unprovided for mean?
• UNPROVIDED FOR (adjective)
The adjective UNPROVIDED FOR has 2 senses:
1. without income or means
2. not prepared or ready for
Familiarity information: UNPROVIDED FOR used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without income or means
Context example:
left his family unprovided for
Similar:
poor (having little money or few possessions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not prepared or ready for
Similar:
unexpected (not expected or anticipated)
Context examples
“Ah! there is one difficulty unprovided for,” cried Emma.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
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