provident

English

WOTD – 24 August 2012

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōvidēns, prōvidentis, present participle of prōvideō: compare French provident. See provide, and compare prudent.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒvɪdənt/

Adjective

provident (comparative more provident, superlative most provident)

Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.

Derived terms

providence
provident fund
provident society

Translations

demonstrating consideration for the future

Armenian: հեռատես (hy) (heṙates), շրջահայաց (hy) (šrǰahayacʿ), կանխատես (hy) (kanxates)
Dutch: voorziend (nl), vooruitziend (nl), voorzichtig (nl), vooruitkijkend (nl), voorbedachtzaam, voorzorgend, voorzorgelijk, vooruitschouwend, provident
Finnish: kaukokatseinen (fi), kaukoviisas
German: vorausschauend (de), vorsorgend (de), vorsorglich (de)
Icelandic: fyrirhyggjusamur m, forsjáll m, framsýnn m, aðgætinn m

Korean: 신중한 (sinjunghan)
Polish: przezorny (pl) m
Russian: предви́дящий (ru) (predvídjaščij)
Spanish: providente

Latin

Verb

prōvident

third-person plural present active indicative of prōvideō

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