Wordiyoprovidential
🇬🇧 UK/.prɒvi'denʃәl/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Happening as if by divine intervention; fortunate or timely in a remarkable way.
天意的，幸运的，恰逢其时的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedprobefore
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entperforming, being in a state
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iconnector
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alrelating to, having the nature of
=providential
Common Collocations
- 1.providential escape幸运的逃脱
- 2.providential timing恰逢其时
- 3.providential intervention天意般的介入
- 4.[providential coincidence]天意般的巧合
Example Sentences
- 1.
It was providential that a doctor happened to be nearby when he collapsed.
- 2.
The sudden rainstorm felt providential, arriving just as the wildfire approached the town.
- 3.
Their chance meeting at the conference proved providential for both their careers.