Prudent definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Definition of 'prudent' ; discreet or cautious in managing one's activities; circumspect. 2. practical and careful in providing for the future ; capable of ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'prudent'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× prudent (pruːdənt ) adjective Someonewhoisprudentissensibleandcareful. Itisalwaysprudenttostartanyexerciseprogrammegraduallyatfirst. Beingaprudentandcautiousperson,yourealisethattheproblemmustberesolved. prudently adverb[usuallyADVERBwithverb]Ibelieveitisessentialthatweactprudently. Prudently,Joannaspokenoneofthisaloud. MoreSynonymsofprudent COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof prudent Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'prudent' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'prudent' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Yorkshirepudding' HindiTranslationof'prudent' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency prudentinBritishEnglish (ˈpruːdənt ) adjective1. discreetorcautiousinmanagingone'sactivities;circumspect 2. practicalandcarefulinprovidingforthefuture 3. exercisinggoodjudgmentorcommonsense CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsprudently(ˈprudently)adverb WordoriginC14:fromLatinprūdēnsfar-sighted,contractionofprōvidensactingwithforesight;seeprovident WordFrequency prudentinAmericanEnglish (ˈprudənt ) adjective1.  capableofexercisingsoundjudgmentinpracticalmatters,esp.asconcernsone's owninterests 2.  cautiousordiscreetinconduct;circumspect;notrash 3.  managingcarefullyandwitheconomy SIMILARWORDS: ˈcareful Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsprudently(ˈprudently) adverb WordoriginOFr