Definition
Acting carefully and wisely, especially by thinking about the future and possible risks before making decisions.
Etymology
From Latin *prūdēns* or *prūdens*, meaning 'foreseeing, wise'. It came into English through Old French *prudent*, keeping the idea of someone who can 'see ahead' in their mind.
Kelly Says
Being prudent is like having a built‑in future simulator: you imagine what could go wrong before it happens. It’s not about being scared; it’s about being smart enough to protect your time, money, and energy.
Translations
ARالعربية
حكيم (ḥakīm)
hak-eem
BNবাংলা
সাবধান (sābdhān)
sa-bdha-an
CACatalà
prudent
pro-den-t
CSČeština
rozumný
ro-zumn-y
DADansk
forsigtig
for-sig-tig
ELΕλληνικά
σοφός (sophós)
so-fos
ESEspañol
prudente
pɾu-den-te
FAفارسی
م慎ع (mashin)
ma-sheen
FRFrançais
prudent
pʁu-dɑ̃
GUGU
સાર્થક (sārthak)
sa-ar-thak
HAHA
mai-saura
mai-sau-ra
HEעברית
חכם (chacham)
cha-cham
HIहिन्दी
विवेकपूर्ण (vivekapurn)
vi-ve-ka-poor-n
IDBahasa Indonesia
bijaksana
bi-ja-sa-na
ITItaliano
prudente
proo-den-te
JA日本語
慎重 (しんちょう)
shin-cho
KKKK
білігімді (biligimdi)
bi-li-gim-di
KMKM
ស្មារត (s'ma'rat)
s'ma-rat
MRMR
सावधळे (sāvadhale)
sa-va-dhal-e
MSBahasa Melayu
bijaksana
bi-ja-sa-na
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော် (kyun taw)
kyun taw
NLNederlands
verstandig
ver-stan-de-lig
NONorsk
forsiktig
for-si-tig
PAPA
ਸਿਆਣਾ (sīānā)
see-a-na
PLPolski
rozsądny
roz-sa-d-ny
PTPortuguês
prudente
pɾu-den-te
RORomână
prudent
pro-den-t
RUРусский
разумный (razumnyy)
ra-zoo-m-nyy
SVSvenska
försiktig
for-si-tig
SWKiswahili
mwenye busara
mwen-ye boo-sa-ra
TAதமிழ்
சாந்தம் (śāntham)
shan-tham
TEతెలుగు
సాగర (sāgara)
sa-ga-ra
THไทย
ระมัดระวัง (rammat rawang)
ram-mat ra-wang
TRTürkçe
akılcı
ah-kil-chi
UKУкраїнська
розсудливий (rozsudliv)
ro-zsu-dli-viy
URاردو
مہربان (mehrabān)
meh-ra-ban
VITiếng Việt
khôn ngoan
khun ngowan
ZH中文
谨慎 (jǐn shèn)
jin shen