prudent

«prudent» in Mova's school dictionary: careful and sensible, thinking ahead so you avoid danger… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (prudent, more prudent, most prudent)

meaning for a pupil

1) Prudent means careful and sensible, thinking ahead so you avoid danger or waste. tree →

2) (formal) Prudent with money means saving and not spending carelessly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and formal speech it praises careful choices: «It would be prudent to bring a coat». In money lessons it means saving for later. In stories a prudent character plans ahead. Phrases: «a prudent choice», «it is prudent to».

examples

• It is prudent to check the weather before a hike. tree →
• A prudent squirrel stores nuts for winter. tree →
• Saving some pocket money is prudent. tree →
• (formal) It would be prudent to arrive early. tree →
• She made a prudent decision not to swim in the rough sea. tree →
• Prudent drivers slow down in the rain. tree →
• It's prudent to back up your work. tree →
• The prudent ant worked all summer. tree →
• Be prudent and patient and all will go well.' tree →

note

Formal-ish; everyday words: sensible, careful, wise. Noun: prudence; adverb: prudently. Opposite: reckless, careless, imprudent.

In the corpora

• Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
• Is counsel perished from the prudent?
• Whoso is wise, let him understand these things, whoso is prudent, let him know them.
• Therefore the prudent doth keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.
• A fool's vexation is presently known; but a prudent man concealeth shame.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «prudent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.