precaution
a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
caution employed beforehand; prudent foresight.
to forewarn; put on guard.
Origin of precaution
1Other words for precaution
Other words from precaution
- un·pre·cau·tioned, adjective
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How to use precaution in a sentence
No precautions have been taken to reinforce the ceilings, which could collapse onto the statues.
And as far as security at the screenings goes, League says his theaters have taken the necessary precautions.
The Inside Story of How Sony’s ‘The Interview’ Finally Made It to Theaters | Marlow Stern | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat kind of precautions do you take, and do they make it difficult to do your job?
Last month, Charles convened a meeting for NYC members specifically to go over Ebola precautions.
Apocalypse Now: Preppers Are Gearing Up for Ebola | Nina Strochlic | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI let them assure me that precautions were being taken, blueprints drawn.
In ordinary times these bills are safe enough, if due precautions are taken.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsWith these precautions, and a careful destruction of all neighboring weeds, a tolerably clean bed may be expected.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The Czar returned the visit with the same precautions, and was admitted into Kensington House by a back door.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThese precautions are necessary, because, like all enterprising animals, the beaver is not without enemies.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880 | VariousFor only typhus and one or two other maladies are the precautions so elaborate as those needed in smallpox.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
British Dictionary definitions for precaution
/ (prɪˈkɔːʃən) /
an action taken to avoid a dangerous or undesirable event
caution practised beforehand; circumspection
Origin of precaution
1Derived forms of precaution
- precautionary or precautional, adjective
- precautious, adjective
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