PROVIDENT


Meaning of PROVIDENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -dənt, -ˌdent ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin provident-, providens, from present participle of providēre

Date: 15th century

1. : making provision for the future : prudent

2. : frugal , saving

• prov·i·dent·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.