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Provident vs Planning - What's the difference?

provident | planning |

As an adjective provident

is possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.

As a verb planning is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun planning is

action of the verb to plan

provident

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.

    • Derived terms

    * providence * provident fund * provident society

    planning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • (uncountable) action of the verb to plan
  • the act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans
  • the act of making contingency plans
  • (informal, British) planning permission
    • My neighbours were going to build an extension but they didn't get planning .

    Usage notes

    Planning is a context-based. It may function as a gerund or verb in a participle, but care must be taken to avoid misuse with 'plan'. Planning is almost never used in the plural, especially by native speakers. It sometimes appears in print, often in translated works especially in politics and management fields.

    Derived terms

    * family planning * life planning * macroplanning * microplanning * planning permission * vacation planning

    External links

    * (wikipedia "planning")