[Vocabulary] Someone please explain this sentence to me!

[Commadela]

Hello everybody. I am a newcomer. Hope you all have a nice day!

Here is my problem. Please explain to me:

She was a single mother with a child to ___.

(A)Carry.
(B)Support.
(C)Provide.
(D)Maintain.

So, in this sentence, provide means raise/bring up, doesn't it?

Sorry for my bad English. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

Wish you best wishes.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Is this schoolwork?

 

[Commadela]

No sir. I hope it is schoolwork. I am studying English myself. If it's schoolwork, I would have had help from my teacher. The question came from a reference book and key answer was 'Provide', which made me confused, without explanation. Anyway, thank you for replying.

 

[MikeNewYork]

OK. In my opinion, "provide" is wrong. For that to work, it would have to be "provide for". The correct answer is B (support).

 

[Commadela]

Thank you Mike, I know this post is a redundant post, but I must type because I was very surprised that 'Support' means 'Provide money to live' which i have never learned, after i had looked it up in my dictionary.

 

[MikeNewYork]

A good dictionary (or more) is always a good place to start. I am glad you learned something today.

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forums, Commadela.

Always capitalise 'I'.

Everybody should bookmark the OneLook website, which searches dozens of free online dictionaries (click on the underlined link).