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prudent

/pˈɹuːdənt/PROO-duhnt
/pˈɹudənt/PROO-duhnt

Meaningforeseeing

Common meaning: wise and careful

Journey through time

  1. Latinprovidens‘foreseeing’source
  2. Latinprudentemsource
  3. Frenchprudentsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsforeseeing → wise and carefulprudent‘wise and careful’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin providens ‘foreseeing’.

Roots

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