caution

English

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Etymology

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

• (RP) enPR: kôshn, IPA: /ˈkɔːʃn/, SAMPA: /kO:Sn/
• (US) enPR: käshn, kôshn, IPA: /ˈkɑːʃn/, /ˈkɔʃn/, SAMPA: /kA:Sn/, /kOSn/
• (cot–caught merger, northern cities vowel shift) enPR: käshn, IPA: /ˈkɑʃn/, SAMPA: /kASn/

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Noun

caution (plural cautions)

1. Precept or warning against evil or danger of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction.
2. 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. Security; guaranty; bail.
4. One that gives rise to attention or astonishment

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:caution

Derived terms

• err on the side of caution

Related terms

• cautionary
• cautious
• caveat
• precaution

Translations

precept or warning against evil or danger

Bulgarian: внимание (bg) n. Danish: advarsel (da) c. Dutch: waarschuwing (nl) Finnish: varoitus (fi), neuvo (fi), ohjenuora (fi) German: Warnung (de) f., Vorsicht (de) f. Greek: προσοχή (el) f., προφύλαξη (el) f., προσεκτικότητα (el) f.

Hungarian: figyelmeztetés (hu), óvás (hu) Russian: предостережение (ru) (predosterežénije) n., предупреждение (ru) (predupreždénije) Serbian: опрез (sr) (oprez) m. Spanish: advertencia (es) f.

careful attention, prudence

Bengali: সতর্কীকরণ (bn) (sôtôrkikôrôn) Bulgarian: предпазливост (bg) f., благоразумие (bg) n. Danish: forsigtighed (da) c., varsomhed (da) c. Dutch: voorzichtigheid f., voorzorg f. and m., omzichtigheid (nl) f. Finnish: varovaisuus (fi), huomio (fi), huolellisuus (fi), tarkkaavaisuus (fi) German: Vorsicht (de) f., Achtsamkeit (de) f., Behutsamkeit (de) f. Greek: περίσκεψη (el) f., προσοχή (el) f.

Hindi: सावधानी (hi) (sāvdhānī) f. Hungarian: óvatosság (hu) Italian: cautela (it) f. Latin: cautio (la) f., cautela (la) f. Russian: осторожность (ru) (ostoróžnost') f. Spanish: precaución (es) f., cuidado (es) m., cautela (es) f. Volapük: prüd (vo)

security; guaranty; bail

Danish: sikkerhed (da) c., garanti (da) c., kaution (da) c. Dutch: borg (nl), borgsom (nl), garantie (nl), waarborg (nl) German: Kaution (de) f. Greek: προσοχή (el) f., προφύλαξη (el) f.

Hungarian: óvadék (hu) Russian: поручительство (ru) (poručítel'stvo) n. Spanish: fianza (es) f.

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French: admonition, avertissement m., mise en garde, précaution Hebrew: זהירות (zehirut) f. (1)

Latin: cautēla f. Portuguese: cuidado

Verb

caution (third-person singular simple present cautions, present participle cautioning, simple past and past participle cautioned)

1. (transitive) To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.

Translations

to warn

Bulgarian: предупреждавам (bg) Danish: advare (da) Dutch: waarschuwen (nl), manen (nl) Finnish: varoittaa (fi), neuvoa (fi), teroittaa (fi) French: avertir (fr)

German: warnen (de), verwarnen (de) Greek: προειδοποιώ (el) Hungarian: figyelmeztet (hu), óv (hu) Spanish: advertir (es)

Anagrams

• auction

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French

Etymology

From Latin cautio, from cautus, the past participle of cavere "to be on one's guard".

Noun

caution f. (plural cautions)

1. caution, guaranty, bail
2. deposit

Derived terms

• cautionnement m.
• cautionner

Anagrams

• couinât