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Definition of 'precaution'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) precaution
a measure taken in advance to avert possible harm or misfortune.

2. precaution
caution employed beforehand; prudent foresight.

3. (v.t.) precaution
to forewarn; put on guard.

Etymology: (1595–1605; < LL)

Definition of 'precaution'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) precaution, safeguard, guard
a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
"he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution"; "an insurance policy is a good safeguard"; "we let our guard down"

2. (noun) precaution
the trait of practicing caution in advance

3. (noun) caution, precaution, care, forethought
judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
"he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"

Definition of 'precaution'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) precaution
sth you do to prevent a bad result
I brought an umbrella as a precaution.; Take precautions against burning when you go out in the sun.

Definition of 'precaution'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) precaution
previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution

2. (noun) precaution
a measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions against accident

3. (verb) precaution
to warn or caution beforehand

4. (verb) precaution
to take precaution against

Translation of 'precaution'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: care taken to avoid accidents, disease etc They took every precaution to ensure that their journey would be safe and enjoyable.
Afrikaans: voorsorgmaatreël	Arabic: حَيْطَه، إحْتِياط، إحْتِر	Bulgarian: предпазливост
Brazilian: precaução	Czech: opatrnost, předběžná opat	German: die Vorsichtsmaßregel
Danish: forholdsregel	Greek: προφύλαξη	Spanish: precaución
Estonian: ettevaatus(abinõu)	Farsi: احتیاط	Finnish: varotoimi
French: précaution	Hebrew: אֶמצָעֵי זְהִירוּת	Hindi: पूर्वोपाय, सावधानी
Croatian: mjera opreza, predostrožn	Hungarian: óvatosság	Indonesian: tindakan hati-hati
Icelandic: varúð; varúðarráðstöfun	Italian: precauzione	Japanese: 用心
Korean: 조심	Lithuanian: atsargumo priemonė	Latvian: piesardzība; drošības pas
Malay: langkah beringat-ingat	Dutch: voorzorgsmaatregel	Norwegian: forholdsregel, sikkerhets
Polish: środek ostrożności	Persian: احتیاط	Pashto: پام
Portuguese: precaução	Romanian: precauţie	Russian: меры предосторожности
Slovak: opatrnosť, predbežné opat	Slovenian: previdnost, varnostni ukr	Serbian: predostrožnost
Swedish: försiktighet	Thai: การระมัดระวังไว้ก่อน	Turkish: önlem
Taiwanese: 預防	Ukrainian: обережність; передбачливі	Urdu: حفظ ماتقدم، پيش بندي
Vietnamese: sự đề phòng	Chinese: 预防
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