Russian-English translations for обеспе́чивать

• provide
  It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage.
  Provide against disaster.
  The contract provides that the work be well done.
• assure
  I assure you that the program will work smoothly when we demonstrate it to the client.
  He assured of his commitment to her happiness.
• cater
  I catered for her bat mitzvah.
  His company catered our wedding.
  I always wanted someone to cater to my every whim.
• endow
  She was endowed with a beautiful voice
• keep
  to keep silence; to keep ones word; to keep possession
  I keep a small stock of painkillers for emergencies
  I keep my specimens under glass to protect them
• sustain
  The professor had trouble sustaining students’ interest until the end of her lectures.
  The city came under sustained attack by enemy forces.
  provisions to sustain an army