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# prudence

«prudence» in Mova's school dictionary: **being careful and sensible, thinking ahead so you avoid…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (prudence — uncountable; also a girl's name, Prudence)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Prudence is being careful and sensible, thinking ahead so you avoid risks and mistakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prudence/#m1)

2) (money) Prudence is being careful with money, not wasting it and saving for the future. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prudence/#m2)

3) (church, ethics) In Christian teaching, prudence is one of the four cardinal virtues: wisely choosing what is right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prudence/#m3)

4) Prudence is also a girl's name. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prudence/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In ethics and RE lessons prudence is a virtue, along with justice, courage and self-control. In money talk, prudence means spending wisely and saving. In fables, the prudent ant saves food for winter while the grasshopper plays. Phrases: «act with prudence», «financial prudence», «prudence and courage».

### examples

- Prudence told her to wait until the ice was thick enough. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prudence/#x1)
- The ant showed prudence by storing food for winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prudence/#x2)
- With prudence, Grandma saved enough for a holiday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prudence/#x3)
- Prudence is one of the four cardinal virtues. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prudence/#x4)
- It would be prudence, not cowardice, to turn back in the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prudence/#x5)
- The family used their money with prudence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prudence/#x6)
- At this splendid offer Peder's prudence gave way; it was a shame to let so much money go. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prudence/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective «prudent», adverb «prudently». The opposite is «imprudence» or recklessness. Not the same as «prudish» (easily shocked by talk about bodies or love), which comes from «prude».

### In the corpora

- [To give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.3/)
- [O ye thoughtless, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.208/)
- [I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of devices.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.215/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «prudence» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prudence/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.