caution
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Recorded since 1297, "bail, guarantee, pledge", from Old French "security, surety" itself from Latin cautio, from cautus, the past participle of cavere "to be on one's guard"
Pronunciation[edit]
- (RP) enPR: kôshn, IPA: /ˈkɔːʃn/, X-SAMPA: /kO:Sn/
- (US) enPR: käshn, kôshn, IPA: /ˈkɑːʃn/, /ˈkɔʃn/, X-SAMPA: /kA:Sn/, /kOSn/
- (cot–caught merger, northern cities vowel shift) enPR: käshn, IPA: /ˈkɑʃn/, X-SAMPA: /kASn/
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Noun[edit]
caution (plural cautions)
- Precept or warning against evil or danger of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction.
- 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.
- Security; guaranty; bail.
- One who gives rise to attention or astonishment.
- Oh, that boy, he's a caution! He does make me laugh.
- A formal warning given as an alternative to prosecution in minor cases.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:caution
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Translations[edit]
precept or warning against evil or danger
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careful attention, prudence
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security; guaranty; bail
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Verb[edit]
caution (third-person singular simple present cautions, present participle cautioning, simple past and past participle cautioned)
- (transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.
Translations[edit]
to warn
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cautio, from cautus, the past participle of cavere "to be on one's guard".
Noun[edit]
caution f (plural cautions)
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Jèrriais[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cautiō, cautiōnem.
Noun[edit]
caution f (plural cautions)
