Sekirov Dictionary

precaution

/pɹiːˈkɔː.ʃən/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 3

noun2

•
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good.
- his life was saved by precaution
- July 2, 1826, John Henry Newman, The Philosophical Temper, First Enjoined by the Gospel The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution.
•
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
- to take precautions against risks of accident

verb2

To warn or caution beforehand.
(rare) To take precaution against.

forms

precautioned · precautioning · precautions

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