What does provident mean?

Definitions for provident
ˈprɒv ɪ dəntprov·i·dent

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word provident.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. providentadjective

    providing carefully for the future

    "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education"

  2. providentadjective

    careful in regard to your own interests

    "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident"

Wiktionary

  1. providentadjective

    With care and consideration for the future; foresightly.

  2. Etymology: providens, providentis, p.pr. of providere: compare provident. See provide, and compare prudent.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Providentadjective

    Forecasting; cautious; prudent with respect to futurity.

    Etymology: providens, Lat.

    I saw your brother
    Most provident in peril, bind himself
    To a strong mast that liv’d upon the sea. William Shakespeare.

    We ourselves account such a man for provident, as remembering things past, and observing things present, can, by judgment, and comparing the one with the other, provide for the future. Walter Raleigh.

    First crept
    The parsimonious emmet, provident
    Of future. John Milton.

    Orange, with youth, experience has,
    In action young, in council old;
    Orange is what Augustus was,
    Brave, wary, provident and bold. Edmund Waller.

    A very prosperous people, flushed with great successes, are seldom so pious, so humble, so just, or so provident, as to perpetuate their happiness. Francis Atterbury.

ChatGPT

  1. provident

    Provident refers to having or showing careful forethought for the future, often particularly in terms of managing resources or finances. It involves planning ahead and making arrangements to ensure future needs will be met. It can also refer to showing prudence, wisdom, and good judgment.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Providentadjective

    foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; -- sometimes followed by of; as, aprovident man; an animal provident of the future

How to pronounce provident?

How to say provident in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of provident in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of provident in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of provident in a Sentence

  1. Alexis de Tocqueville:

    ... above this race of men stands an immense and tutelary power, which takes upon itself alone to secure their gratifications, and to watch over their fate. That power is absolute, minute, regular, provident, and mild. It would be like the authority of a parent, if, like that authority, its object was to prepare them for manhood; but it seeks, on the contrary, to keep them in perpetual childhood...

  2. Feltham:

    In all that belongs to man you cannot find a greater wonder than memory. What a treasury of all things! What a record! What a journal of all! As if provident Nature, because she would have man circumspect, had furnished him with an account-book, to carry always with him. Yet it neither burthens nor takes up room.

  3. Francis Cardinal George, OMI:

    A person of integrity oversees himself or herself. For Christians, the principle of integrity, what holds us together, is faith. The belief that a provident God accompanies us on every step of life’s journey and in everything we do keeps us from doing anything that cannot be done in God’s company and with the help of His grace.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

provident#10000#36291#100000

Translations for provident

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • vorsorglich, vorsorgend, vorausschauendGerman
  • προνοητικόςGreek
  • providenteSpanish
  • kaukokatseinen, kaukoviisasFinnish
  • հեռատես, շրջահայաց, կանխատեսArmenian
  • framsýnn, aðgætinn, fyrirhyggjusamur, forsjállIcelandic
  • voorzichtig, voorziend, voorzorgelijk, vooruitkijkend, provident, vooruitschouwend, voorzorgend, voorbedachtzaam, vooruitziendDutch
  • przezornyPolish
  • предви́дящийRussian
  • ProvidentSwedish
  • ihtiyatlıTurkish

Get even more translations for provident »

Translation

Find a translation for the provident definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"provident." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/provident>.

Discuss these provident definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for provident? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    of all varieties or forms or kinds
    A omnifarious
    B adscripted
    C contagious
    D arbitrary

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for provident: