Definition of provident Provident
/pɹɑˈvɪdʌnt/ - [pravidunt] - prov•i•dent
We found 4 definitions of provident from 3 different sources.
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What does provident mean?
WordNet
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| provident - providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education" | ||
| improvident not provident; not providing for the future | ||
| presbyopic, farsighted able to see distant objects clearly | ||
| prudent careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight" | ||
| thrifty careful and diligent in the use of resources | ||
| thrifty, careful careful and diligent in the use of resources | ||
| foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, farseeing, farsighted, longsighted, long planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues" | ||
| forehanded having provided for the future | ||
| provident - careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident" | ||
| prudent careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- provident (Adjective)
Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future; foresightly.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- provident (a.)
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.
