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proporcionar

to provide

verb proh-por-syoh-NAHR Less Common

Also means

to supply

Usage Note

Proporcionar means to furnish or make available, and is the standard formal verb for providing information, resources, or assistance (proporcionar datos, proporcionar ayuda). In everyday speech dar or facilitar often cover the same ground with less formality. A related adjective is proporcionado ('proportionate'), from the same root proporción.

Examples

"El gobierno proporciona ayuda a los afectados."

Natural Translation

The government provides assistance to those affected.

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