PROVIDENT Meaning of PROVIDENT in English [prov.i.dent] adj [ME, fr. L provident-, providens, fr. prp. of providere] (15c) 1: making provision for the future: prudent 2: frugal, saving -- prov.i.dent.ly adv Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012