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.

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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

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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. Ben Williamson:

   Rep. Meadows was advised this weekend that he may have come in contact with the Conservative Political Action Conference attendee who tested positive for COVID-19, now 12 days ago. Out of an abundance of caution, Mark Meadows received testing which came back negative, while Mark Meadows's experiencing zero symptoms, under doctors' standard precautionary recommendations, Mark Meadows'll remain at home until the 14 day period expires this Wednesday.

2. Steve Brandau:

   The worst part of my decision-making process is I did still go to the dinner party, i did not have an abundance of caution.

3. The New York Democrat:

   I just want to encourage very careful caution. I'm thinking about this in terms of visiting my mother, who is in her 90s, and not wanting to at all have any chance that she gets introduced to anything, i'm thinking about how I may have to stick to phone calls with my mother.

4. Pascal Blanqué:

   We see some upside for the year. Markets are now pricing in the best possible world : earnings re-acceleration and economic rebound, but for the coming quarters we see some challenges — vaccination delays, severe lockdowns hitting the economy — that could prevent an upside. A deceleration is possible, given valuations are already expensive, so, it is a situation that deserves some caution.

5. Amitava Banerjee:

   The increased risk of heart attack with NSAIDs, regardless of which one, means that both health professionals and the public should weigh up the harm and the benefit when prescribing these medications, especially for more than a day or two, despite the over-the-counter availability of the traditional NSAIDs, this caution is still required. The mechanism of this increased risk of heart attack is not at all clear from existing studies.

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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