Precaution
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹiːˈkɔːʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Precaution is a noun meaning Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.
Meaning
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.
More Meanings
- A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
- (transitive) To warn or caution beforehand.
- (transitive, rare) To take precaution against.
Example Sentences
his life was saved by 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.
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.
Word Forms
- precautions
- precautioning
- precautioned
Synonyms for precaution
Depending on context, synonyms include forecaution, safeguard, forethought, caution, care.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include caution, forethought, safeguard, care, cautionary, wariness.
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