Provident — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

providing carefully for the future

careful in regard to your own interests

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːvɪdənt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒvɪdənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒvɪdənt/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːvɪdənt/.

Examples

wild squirrels are provident
a provident father plans for his children's education
the prudent use and development of resources

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

improvident

Parts of Speech

adjective	providing carefully for the future “wild squirrels are provident”
adjective	careful in regard to your own interests “the prudent use and development of resources”

Word Forms

providence	noun	the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources
provide	verb	take measures in preparation for

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vorsorglich

sorgfältig für die Zukunft vorsorgen

🇫🇷French

prévoyant

préparer soigneusement l'avenir

🇪🇸Spanish

providente

proporcionando cuidadosamente para el futuro

🇮🇹Italian

provvidente

provvedere con attenzione al futuro

🇳🇱Dutch

voorzienig

zorgvuldig te voorzien voor de toekomst

🇵🇹Portuguese

previdente

fornecendo cuidadosamente para o futuro

🇷🇺Russian

предусмотрительный

тщательно заботясь о будущем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चौकस

भविष्य के लिए सावधानीपूर्वक प्रदान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভবিষ্যৎ

ভবিষ্যতের জন্য যত্ন সহকারে প্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

வழங்குபவர்

எதிர்காலத்திற்கு கவனமாக வழங்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

భవిష్యవాణి

భవిష్యత్తు కోసం జాగ్రత్తగా అందించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रॉव्हिडंट

भविष्यासाठी काळजीपूर्वक प्रदान करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રોવિડન્ટ

ભવિષ્ય માટે કાળજીપૂર્વક પ્રદાન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭವಿಷ್ಯಕಾರ

ಭವಿಷ್ಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಒದಗಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രൊവിഡൻ്റ്

ഭാവിയിലേക്ക് ശ്രദ്ധാപൂർവ്വം നൽകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਾਵੀਡੈਂਟ

ਭਵਿੱਖ ਲਈ ਧਿਆਨ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فراہم کنندہ

مستقبل کے لیے احتیاط سے فراہم کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

远见

为未来精心准备

🇯🇵Japanese

摂理深い

未来のために大切に提供する

🇰🇷Korean

섭리적인

미래를 위해 세심하게 준비하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quan phòng

cung cấp cẩn thận cho tương lai

🇹🇭Thai

สำรอง

อย่างรอบคอบเพื่ออนาคต

🇮🇩Indonesian

hemat

menyediakan dengan hati-hati untuk masa depan

🇵🇭Filipino

mapagbigay

maingat na pagbibigay para sa hinaharap

🇲🇾Malay

rezeki

menyediakan dengan teliti untuk masa depan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الادخار

توفير بعناية للمستقبل

🇮🇷Persian

مشیت

با دقت برای آینده فراهم می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ihtiyatlı

gelecek için dikkatli bir şekilde sağlamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

גמל

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