[ US /ˈkɑʃən, ˈkɔʃən/ ]
[ UK /kˈɔːʃən/ ]
VERB
  1. warn strongly; put on guard
NOUN
  1. the trait of being circumspect and prudent
  2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
    he handled the vase with care
    he exercised caution in opening the door
  3. a warning against certain acts
    a caveat against unfair practices
  4. the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
    a man of caution
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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.
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