Thesaurus: provident
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.
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Definitions
- 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.
- adj. providing carefully for the future
- adj. careful in regard to your own interests
- 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. And of our good and of our dignity, How provident he is. Milton. Syn. -- Forecasting; cautious; careful; prudent; frugal; economical.
- Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudentin preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; --sometimes followed by of; as, aprovident man; an animal provident ofthe future.And of our good and of our dignity, How provident he is. Milton.
- j:100 a. providing carefully for the future s. careful in regard to your own interests