prudent

pru·dent

 (pro͞od′nt)

adj.

1. Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense: a prudent manager of money.

2. Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future: a prudent investment.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prūdēns, prūdent-, contraction of prōvidēns, present participle of prōvidēre, to provide for; see provide.]

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pru′dence (pro͞od′ns) n.

pru′dent·ly adv.

prudent

(ˈpruːdənt)

adj

1. discreet or cautious in managing one's activities; circumspect

2. practical and careful in providing for the future

3. exercising good judgment or common sense

[C14: from Latin prūdēns far-sighted, contraction of prōvidens acting with foresight; see provident]

ˈprudently adv

pru•dent

(ˈprud nt)

adj.

1. wise or judicious in practical affairs.

2. discreet or circumspect; cautious.

3. careful in providing for the future; provident.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin prūdent- (s. of prūdēns), contraction of prōvidēns provident]

pru′dent•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight" careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" provident - providing carefully for the future; "wild squirrels are provident"; "a provident father plans for his children's education" responsible - worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is responsible to the parliament" wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment" imprudent - not prudent or wise; "very imprudent of her mother to encourage her in such silly romantic ideas"; "would be imprudent for a noneconomist to talk about the details of economic policy"- A.M.Schlesinger

prudent

adjective

1. cautious, careful, wary, discreet, canny, vigilant, circumspect He is taking a prudent and cautious approach.
cautious rash, careless, thoughtless, indiscreet, inconsiderate, heedless

2. wise, politic, sensible, sage, shrewd, discerning, judicious, sagacious We believed ours was the prudent and responsible course of action.
wise irrational, unwise, imprudent, injudicious, impolitic

3. thrifty, economical, sparing, careful, canny, provident, frugal, far-sighted In private, she is prudent and even frugal.
thrifty extravagant, careless, wasteful, imprudent, improvident

prudent

adjective

1. Possessing, proceeding from, or exhibiting good judgment and prudence:

balanced, commonsensible, commonsensical, judicious, levelheaded, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, sensible, sound, well-founded, well-grounded, wise.

2. Careful in the use of material resources:

canny, chary, economical, frugal, provident, saving, Scotch, sparing, thrifty.

3. Trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error:

careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, forehanded, gingerly, wary.

Translations

عاقِل، حَكيم، حَذِر

moudrýopatrný

forsigtigklog

klugvorsichtigFröde

συνετός

prudentesabio

prudentraisonnablesage

körültekintõ

skynsamur

prudenteavvedutogiudizioso

apdairiaiapdairus

apdomīgspiesardzīgs

akıllıcaihtiyatlı

谨慎的

prudent

[ˈpruːdənt] ADJ → cauteloso, prudente

prudent

[ˈpruːd^ənt] adj → prudent(e)
it is prudent to do sth → il est prudent de faire qch
She was prudent enough to destroy the letter → Elle fut assez prudente pour détruire la lettre.
He considered it prudent to carry a revolver → Il considérait qu'il était prudent de porter un revolver.

prudent

adj person → umsichtig; measure, action, decision → klug; answer → wohlüberlegt; I thought it prudent to change the subject → ich hielt es für klüger, das Thema zu wechseln; how prudent! → sehr klug or weise!; that was the prudent thing to do → es war klug, das zu tun

prudent

[ˈpruːd/ənt] adj → prudente

prudent

(ˈpruːdənt) adjective

wise and careful. a prudent person/attitude. versigtig عاقِل، حَكيم، حَذِر благоразумен prudente opatrný, moudrý klug klog; forsigtig συνετός, φρόνιμοςprudente ettevaatlik محتاط varovainen prudent נָבוֹן וְזָהִיר बुद्धिमान, विवेकी körültekintő bijaksana skynsamur prudent 慎重な 신중한 apdairus, atsargus apdomīgs; piesardzīgs cermat voorzichtigklok, forsiktigroztropny پاملرونكى prudente prudent благоразумный opatrný preudaren razborit klok, försiktig รอบคอบ ihtiyatlı, akıllıca 謹慎的 розсудливий, розважливий زيرک، ہوشيار khôn ngoan 谨慎的

ˈprudently adverb

versigtig بِحَذَر وَحِكْمَه благоразумно prudentemente opatrně klug klogt; forsigtigt φρόνιμα, συνετάprudentemente ettevaatlikult محتاطانه varovaisesti prudemment בִּתבוּנָה बुद्धिमानी से megfontoltan dengan bijaksana skynsamlega prudentemente 慎重に 신중하게 apdairiai apdomīgi; piesardzīgi dgn cermat voorzichtigklokt, forsiktigroztropnie په پاملرنى سره prudentemente (în mod) prudent благоразумно opatrne preudarno razborito klokt, försiktigt อย่างรอบคอบ ihtiyatla 謹慎地 розсудливо ہوشياري سے cẩn thận 谨慎地

ˈprudence noun

wisdom and caution. versigtigheid تَعَقُّل، تَبَصُّر، حِكْمَه، حَصافَه благоразумие prudência opatrnost die Klugheit klogskab; forsigtighed σωφροσύνη, σύνεσηprudencia ettevaatlikkus احتیاط varovaisuus prudenceתבונה बुद्धिमानी, समझदारी óvatosság kebijaksanaan skynsemi, fyrirhyggja prudenza 慎重さ 신중함 apdairumas apdomība; piesardzība sikap yg cermat voorzichtigheidklokskap, forsiktighet roztropność پاملرنه prudência pru­denţă благоразумие; осторожность opatrnosť preudarnost razboritost klokhet, försiktighet ความรอบคอบ ihtiyat 謹慎 розсудливість; обачність ہوشياري، زيرکي sự cẩn trọng 谨慎