English pronunciation · Words Starting with P
Providing Pronunciation
Providing is pronounced pruh-VY-ding, IPA /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/.
pruh-VY-ding
US /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/ · UK /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/
Syllables: pruh · VY · ding (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb (present participle) and conjunction: Supplying something, or, as a linking word, on the condition that.
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Providing in a Sentence
- The charity is providing meals to forty families.
- You can borrow it providing you bring it back by Friday.
- Providing the weather holds, we will walk the ridge.
Common Mispronunciations of Providing
Not PROH-vy-ding
Keep the opening syllable weak and land the punch on VY. Providence pulls the weight forward, but the verb never does.
Not pruh-VI-ding
Stretch the stressed vowel into the long eye of ride. Clipping it moves the word towards dividing.
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