Meaning of precaution | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good
2. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.
   countable, uncountable
3. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act
4. care taken to avoid accidents, disease etc. They took every precaution to ensure that their journey would be safe and enjoyable. voorsorgmaatreël حَيْطَه، إحْتِياط، إحْتِراس предпазливост precaução opatrnost, předběžná opatření die Vorsichtsmaßregel forholdsregel προφύλαξηprecaución ettevaatus(abinõu) احتیاط varotoimi précaution אֶמצָעֵי זְהִירוּת पूर्वोपाय, सावधानी mjera opreza, predostrožnost óvatosság tindakan hati-hati varúð; varúðarráðstöfun precauzione 用心 조심 atsargumo priemonė piesardzī...
   etc
5. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
   countable, uncountable
6. To warn or caution beforehand
7. voorsorgend إحْتِياطي предпазен cauteloso preventivní vorbeugend forholds- προληπτικός, προφυλακτικός de precaución, precautorio, cautelar ettevaatus- احتیاطی varo- préventif -זְהִירוּת सावधानीपूर्वक mjere opreza óvatossági (intézkedés) hati-hati varúðar- precauzionale, preventivo 用心の 조심스럽게 atsargumo piesardzības-; drošības- mencegah voorzorgs- sikkerhets-, forsiktighets- prewencyjny پام نيونه de cautela preventiv предупредительный preventívny varnosten oprezan försiktighets-, säkerhets- อย่า...
8. To take precaution against
9. precaución, prevención.
10. An action taken in advance to protect against possible danger, failure, or injury; a safeguard: followed safety precautions when using heavy machinery.
11. Caution practiced in advance; forethought or circumspection: a need for precaution when planning a vacation.
12. an action taken to avoid a dangerous or undesirable event
13. caution practised beforehand; circumspection
14. a measure taken in advance to avert possible harm or misfortune.
15. caution employed beforehand; prudent foresight.
16. to forewarn; put on guard.

Equivalents

Examples

“his life was saved by precaution”

“July 2, 1826, John Henry Newman, The Philosophical Temper, First Enjoined by the Gospel The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution.”

“to take precautions against risks of accident”

“Despite all these precautions, however, severe storms sometimes caused drifts which brought traffic completely to a standstill.”

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