precaution

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɹiːˈkɔːʃən/

Noun

precaution

1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good

   his life was saved by precaution

   • The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution.

2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.

   to take precautions against risks of accident

Translations

• French: précaution
• German: Vorsorge
• Russian: предосторожность

Translations

• German: Vorsichtsmaßnahme
• Russian: предосторожность

Verb

precaution (precautions, present participle precautioning; past and past participle precautioned)

1. (transitive) To warn or caution beforehand.
2. (transitive, rare) To take precaution against.

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