Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Careful forethought to avoid danger or harm.
- noun Close attention or vigilance to minimize risk.
- noun Prudence or restraint in action or decision.
- noun A warning or admonishment, especially to take heed.
- noun A cautious action; a precaution.
- noun Informal One that is striking or alarming.
- intransitive verb To warn or admonish.
- intransitive verb To give a warning or admonishment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To give notice of danger to; warn; exhort to take heed.
- noun Prudence in regard to danger; wariness, consisting in a careful attention to probable and possible results, and a judicious course of conduct to avoid failure or disaster.
- noun Anything intended or serving to induce wariness; a warning given either by word of mouth or in any other way; monitory advice.
- noun Provision or security against something; provident care; precaution.
- noun In recent Eng. law, a written warning or caveat filed with the registrar of land-titles against dealings with the land without notice to the cautioner, or person who files the warning.
- noun Security; guaranty; pledge; bail.
- noun A person who gives security; a surety; a cautioner.
- noun Bond; bill.
- noun Something to excite alarm or astonishment; something extraordinary: absolutely or with some fanciful addition: as, the way they scattered was a caution to snakes.
- noun Admonition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To give notice of danger to; to warn; to exhort [one] to take heed.
- noun A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wariness.
- noun rare Security; guaranty; bail.
- noun Precept or warning against evil of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction.
- noun (Civil & Scots Law) A pledge, bond, or other security for the performance of an obligation either in or out of judicial proceedings; the promise or contract of one not for himself but another; security.
- noun money deposited by way of security or guaranty, as by a student at an English university.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Precept orwarning against evil or danger of any kind;exhortation towariness ;advice ;injunction . - noun A
careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided;prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wariness. - noun Security;
guaranty ; bail. - noun One who gives rise to
attention orastonishment . - noun A
formal warning given as analternative toprosecution inminor cases . - verb transitive To
warn ; to alert,advise that caution is warranted.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb warn strongly; put on guard
- noun judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
- noun the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
- noun the trait of being circumspect and prudent
- noun a warning against certain acts
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Although this plan is underway and we are confident that it will be executed, I would be remiss if I didn't a word caution at the timing of pricing of these dispositions is not set in stone.
unknown title 2011
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When trying to portray real people in ads, extra caution is advised. —
Ad Track: Prius, Insight face off in battle of the green, hybrid ads 2009
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I agree that a caution is a reasonable outcome in these circumstances and removes the risk of his pleading not guilty.
Police Do As They Are Told Shock!!!! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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In summary the caution is the same as playing with the stock market.
Are You Concerned? 2006
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The only thing that might temper their caution is the Wall Street Welfare plan (privitization of Social Security) that should be coming soon.
11/06/2004 2004
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Well, I wouldn't use the word slowdown as much as I use the word caution.
unknown title 2011
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Well, I wouldn't use the word slowdown as much as I use the word caution.
unknown title 2011
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They expected to be told when these things should be, to be let into that secret; but this caution is a check to their curiosity, What is that to you?
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721
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This caution is the same with that which is so much insisted on, Ps. xxxvii.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon) 1721
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I’ve always prided myself on my insensitivity, but whatever objections I may have had to the “fag hag” line were based, not on anyone’s actual feelings — most people I know who fit the description actually seem to embrace the term caution: small sample — but on its general irrelevancy.
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