Provident : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Provident	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
provident adj providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education" Antonym(s): improvident careful in regard to your own interests; "the prudent use and development of resources"; "wild squirrels are provident"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Provident \Prov"ident\, a. [L. providens, -entis, p. pr. of providere: cf. F. provident. See {Provide}, and cf. {Prudent}.] 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.