Definitions for caution
ˈkɔ ʃəncau·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. caution, cautiousness, carefulnessnoun

   the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

   "a man of caution"

2. caution, caveatnoun

   a warning against certain acts

   "a caveat against unfair practices"

3. caution, precaution, care, forethoughtnoun

   judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

   "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"

4. circumspection, cautionverb

   the trait of being circumspect and prudent

5. caution, admonish, monishverb

   warn strongly; put on guard

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. cautionnoun

   Precept or warning against evil or danger of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction.

2. cautionnoun

   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.

3. cautionnoun

   Security; guaranty; bail.

4. cautionnoun

   One that gives rise to attention or astonishment

   Oh, that boy, he's a caution! He does make me laugh.

5. cautionverb

   To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.

6. Etymology: Recorded since 1297, "bail, guarantee, pledge", from "security, surety" itself from cautio, from cautus, the past participle of cavere "to be on one's guard"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CAUTIONnoun

   Etymology: caution, Fr. cautio, Lat.

   1. Prudence, as it respects danger; foresight; provident care; wariness.2. Security for.

   Such conditions, and cautions of the condition, as might assure the people with as much assurance as worldly matters bear. Philip Sidney.

   The Cedar, upon this new acquest, gave him part of Bacharia for caution for his disbursements. James Howell, Vocal Forest.

   The parliament would yet give his majesty sufficient caution that the war should be prosecuted. Edward Hyde.

   He that objects any crime, ought to give caution by the means of sureties, that he will persevere in the prosecution of such crimes. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

   3. Provision or security against; direction.

   In despite of all the rules and cautions of government, the most dangerous and mortal of vices will come off. Roger L'Estrange.

   4. Provisionary precept.

   Attention to the forementioned symptoms affords the best cautions and rules of diet, by way of prevention. Arbuthnot.

   5. Warning.

2. To Cautionverb

   To warn: to give notice of a danger.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   How shall our thought avoid the various snare?
   Or wisdom to our caution’d soul declare
   The diff’rent shapes thou pleasest to employ,
   When bent to hurt, and certain to destroy? Matthew Prior.

   You caution’d me against their charms,
   But never gave me equal arms;
   Your lessons found the weakest part,
   Aim’d at the head, but reach’d the heart. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caution

   Caution is the care and attentiveness taken to avoid potential harm, danger, or damaging situations. It involves being alert and prepared in order to mitigate risks. It is a proactive behavior that includes anticipating possible issues and acting carefully to prevent undesirable outcomes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Cautionnoun

   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

2. Cautionnoun

   security; guaranty; bail

3. Cautionnoun

   precept or warning against evil of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction

4. Cautionverb

   to give notice of danger to; to warn; to exhort [one] to take heed

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Caution

   Caution is an album by the band Hot Water Music and released by Epitaph Records on October 8, 2002.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Caution

   kaw′shun, n. heedfulness: security: warning: a surety: (Scot.) bail.—v.t. to warn to take care.—adj. Cau′tionary, containing caution: given as a pledge.—ns. Cau′tioner, one who cautions or advises: (Scots law) a surety; Cau′tionry, the act of giving security for another.—adj. Cau′tious, possessing or using caution: watchful: prudent.—adv. Cau′tiously.—n. Cau′tiousness.—Caution money, money paid in advance as security for good behaviour. [Fr.,—L. caution-em—cavēre, to beware.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caution

   An explanation given previous to the word of command, by which soldiers are called to attention, that they may execute any given movement with unanimity and correctness.

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1. caution

   Song lyrics by caution -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by caution on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Attentiveness
   • Warn

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'caution' in Nouns Frequency: #2512

Anagrams for caution »

1. auction

How to pronounce caution?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of caution in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of caution in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of caution in a Sentence

1. Will Hobbs:

   None of the crypto currencies currently fulfill any of the criteria that we would look for in an investible asset and we would continue to advise extreme caution. The rout in crypto currencies is still not finished.

2. Ronson Chan:

   If you ask my heart, of course, I know being a journalist, especially working for a non-Beijing controlled media, must have some caution or possible danger.

3. Mohamad Allaf:

   I would say it's somewhat atypical but not out of the question, it may be just out of an abundance of caution and privacy.

4. Superintendent Nikolai Vitti:

   Out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of our students and employees, I am turning off all drinking water in our schools until a deeper and broader analysis can be conducted to determine the long-term solutions for all schools.

5. Dylan Small:

   The big caution is that these findings may not generalize to high school football today, because the game has changed a lot, the players are generally bigger and youth sports have become much more professionalized.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=caution
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Caution
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=caution
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caution
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=caution
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=caution
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html