prévenant
French, adjective/pʁev.nɑ̃/
prévenant is spelled P-R-É-V-E-N-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written French, the 26,299th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prévenant is a French adjective meaning “considerate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of prévenir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est obligeant, qui va au-devant de tout ce qui peut faire plaisir”.
What does prévenant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
considerate
verb
- 1
present participle of prévenir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est obligeant, qui va au-devant de tout ce qui peut faire plaisir. 2. Qui est agréable, qui dispose en sa faveur. 3. Qui prévient.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of prévenant
- prévenante feminine
- prévenants masculine plural
- prévenantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prévenant?
- /pʁev.nɑ̃/
- /pʁɛv.nɑ̃/
- \pʁɛv.nɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prévenant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prévenant in French?
prévenant appears 1.3 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).