prudence
/ˈpruːd(ə)ns/
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American sound/ˈpruːd(ə)ns/
prudence
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pru - dence -> prudence
Myanmar meaning
(n) ဆင်ခြင်မြော်တွေးမှု။ အတိုင်းအဆ။
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နှိုင်းချင့်မျှော်ခေါ်သော။ ချင့်မြော်ရာ ရောက် သော။ make a prudent investment ❍ Instead of moving house it might be more prudent to stay where we are. Compare IMPRUDENT
❏ prudence /-dns/ n [U] (fml ) ဆင်ခြင်မြော်တွေးမှု။ အတိုင်းအဆ။ exercise prudence in balancing expenditure against income.
❏ prudently adv နှိုင်းနှိုင်းချိန်ချိန်။ act prudently in a crisis.
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careful, cautious, sensible, practical, discreet, wise, far-sighted, advisable, canny, circumspect, discerning, economical, farsighted, frugal, hedging one's bets, judgmatic, judicious, leery, playing safe, politic, pragmatic, provident, reasonable, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, shrewd, sound, sparing, tactical, thinking twice, thrifty, vigilant, wary
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