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US
/ˈkɑʃən, ˈkɔʃən/
]
[ UK /kˈɔːʃən/ ]
[ UK /kˈɔːʃən/ ]
VERB
- warn strongly; put on guard
NOUN
- the trait of being circumspect and prudent
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judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
he handled the vase with care
he exercised caution in opening the door -
a warning against certain acts
a caveat against unfair practices -
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
a man of caution
How To Use caution In A Sentence
- The truth is, there is a certain diet which emaciates men more than any possible degree of abstinence; though I do not remember to have seen any caution against it, either in Cheney, Arbuthnot, or in any other modern writer or regimen. The Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon
- Polonius insisted that Hamlet had become demented, and cautioned Ophelia to keep her distance.
- As an extra precaution against an ongoing down market, Narayanan suggests building in a "margin of safety": a 3 to 5 percent premium over the target hurdle rate.
- Bob Miller, the Kings' play-by-play announcer since 1973 and a Hockey Hall of Fame media honoree, is scheduled to undergo what he called a precautionary surgical procedure on Latimes.com - News
- However, the commission also subsumes the precautionary principle under a broader framework of risk analysis.
- If we happen to be in a drought condition, all fire precautions are doubly necessary.
- A cautionary note is indicated about the generalization of these data to the clinical management of depressed patients.
- With some precautions, women can regain their advantageous position in the healthy heart race.
- But when nature's protective mechanism overcompensates and precautions aren't taken, there is a danger of blood clots.
- The herstory of the battered women's movement in Florida is a cautionary tale.