provident

Definitions

pro- (ahead) + vid (see) + -ent (adj.) = 'seeing ahead.' A provident person looks forward and prepares — saving money, storing food, planning for hard times. This is the literal root sense behind provide.

Common Collocations

• 1.provident fund公积金，储备基金
• 2.provident society互助储蓄协会

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Their provident habits meant they were never caught short.

• 2.

  Workers contribute monthly to a provident fund.

• 3.

  She was provident enough to keep three months' savings.